Britain's Insects (WILDGuides): A Field Guide to the Insects of Great Britain and Ireland (WILDGuides, 23)

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This is the go-to guide for entomologists, naturalists, gardeners, wildlife photographers and anyone else interested in insects, whatever their level of knowledge. The emphasis is on their lifestyle, flight periods and the habitats they are found in (including gardens) plus tips on identification. Britain's Insects upholds the superb presentation and finish we have come to expect from the WildGuides series. A renowned author of insect books and a widely published photographer, he is a world authority on stick and leaf insects, with a genus and several species named after him. Whilst this is the wrong time of year for seeing migrants, a good chance to see resident birds and plenty of wildfowl.

Black or Bar-tailed Godwits, Spotted or Common Redshank, Whimbrel or Curlew, Willow Warbler or Chiffchaff, Arctic or Common Tern, Common/Spotted/Green/Wood Sandpipers, Common or Jack Snipe etc. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Latest birds: (2023) Pallid Harrier, Black-winged Stilt (2022) Red-backed Shrike (2020) Pied-billed Grebe (2019) Lapland Bunting, Dartford Warbler, (2018) Little Bittern (2017) Shorelark, Night Heron, Pine Bunting, (2016) Black Grouse, Iberian Chiffchaff, Glossy Ibis, Water Pipit, (2015) Marsh Warbler, (2014) Grey Plover, Velvet Scoter, (2013) Two-barred Crossbill, Spoonbill, Bee-eater, White-fronted Goose, Green-winged Teal, (2012) Great Northern Diver, Bearded Tit, Gannet, Kittiwake, Red-necked Grebe, (2011) Tundra Bean Goose, Desert Wheatear, Red-throated Diver, Long awaited Duck, Steppe Grey Shrike, Rock Pipit, Sabine's Gull, Spotted Redshank, Arctic Skua, Snow Bunting, Brent Goose (2010) Bewick's Swan, Turnstone, Whiskered Tern, Wryneck, Quail, White-winged Black Tern, Little Tern, Dotterel, Red-breasted Merganser, Smew, (2009) Common Scoter, Firecrest, Purple Heron, Ring-necked Parakeet, Hawfinch, Iceland Gull. Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.Written by well-known expert and prolific author Paul D Brock, the Wildguides ‘mission’ of ensuring up to date content plus the best images from top photographers has combined to produce a masterpiece field guide ‘tome’. If you need more, you’ll have to move on but you should be doffing your cap to Paul Brock for guiding you so far. My VP list is up to 150 species and the ‘Century’ refers to the 100+ species now photographed as decent portraits in their own right! Featuring superb photographs of live insects, Britain's Insects covers the key aspects of identification and provides information on status, distribution, seasonality, habitat, food plants and behaviour. Concentrating on Butterflies, Dragonflies and Damselflies, this talk is a colourful presentation of the best moments watching these amazing insects within Shropshire.

I've just bought Sawflies of Europe as I find it easier to read a physical book than the pdf versions of Benson's RES handbooks. The story of 2014 which saw me travel the length and breadth of the UK to seek out rarities and breeding birds. I noticed a mistake in the demoiselles (damselflies) - the description of the females doesn't match the photographs, which left me confused. From the ever present Gulls, Fulmars and Gannets, the interest notches up a gear with Skuas, Petrels and Shearwaters.This book helps you take your first steps with the dragonflies and damselflies of Britain and Ireland and enables you to confidently identify most of the species that you initially encounter. Phil Slade, Another Bird Blog "Every UK household should have this to satisfy their own curiosity and make sure the kids get to love insects, as they are essential to like on earth. Birds, butterflies and dragonflies are the key players with a scattering of other interesting guests and a flower or two! However, despite this diversity they conform to the same successful basic design, with a head, thorax and abdomen, plus a tough external skeleton or exoskeleton, and external mouthparts.