'this book is essential to anyone visiting the region and contains a mine of contemporary information; we should feel privileged to have such an excellent field guide to aid any perplexing identification issues.'

Birdwatch (November 2010)

'Middle East aficionados will warmly welcome this revised second edition of an outstanding guide to the region's birds'

Bulletin of the British Ornothologists Union (2010)

'Richard Porter and Simon Aspinall have extensively reworked the 1996 birders bible, with the result being an almost entirely new book to delight bird enthusiasts in the Middle East.'

Centre for Middle Eastern Plants (5th October 2010)

An indispensible guide.

Birding Briefs

'This updated, authoritative field guide, in whichever format, is an essential companion for birdwatchers visiting the region, and for the growing band of enthusiasts aspiring to conserve the wonderful birds of the Middle East.'

Rob Sheldon, Chairman of OSME

'Water, binoculars, GPS, notebook, Porter & Aspinall field guide – all you need for a day in the Arabian desert. Now as an ebook, there is even less to carry.'

Mike Jennings, author of the Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Arabia.