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Biographical note
Peter Holden MBE has written twelve books, including the bestselling RSPB Handbook of British Birds and the acclaimed RSPB Handbook of Garden Wildlife. He worked for the RSPB for more than forty years. Professor Richard Gregory is Head of Monitoring Conservation Science at the RSPB and holds a professorship at the Centre for Biodiversity and Environmental Research at UCL. He has worked for the RSPB for over twenty years.An indispensable guide to the UK's most familiar birds and the perfect companion to exploring what nature has to offer.
Choice Magazine
It does a job as a field guide but is more than that. It's an easy way to find out more about the birds between its covers – with sections on behaviour, habitat, voice, breeding biology, longevity and movements, population trends and conservation status.
- David Chandler, Bird Watching
The ideal field guide for anybody who's just getting started in birdwatching.
- John Miles, Bird Watching
Of all the various reference guides out there – and there are plenty to choose from – this authoritative book with its detailed text and useful drawings is in my opinion the most useful for birdwatchers in Britain.
- Charlie Elder, journalist and author of Few And Far Between,