Now available in paperback, Collins Bird Guide has proved to be a landmark in field guide publishing. Illustrated by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom, with text by Lars Svensson and Peter J. Grant, this is the strongest team ever to produce a field guide. The combination of superb and thoughtfully arranged illustrations, definitive text and up-to-date distribution maps, all in a single volume, is what we have all been waiting for. The 'Collins Bird Guide' has already become established as the most essential reference to European bird identification.'This book will become the standard guide for many years to come.' 'BBC Wildlife''As essential as binoculars for those who take birdwatching seriously.' 'New Scientist''...go on, buy it and enjoy it -- it really is a very good book!' 'RSPB Birds Magazine''The richest and the most comprehensive of the current guides' 'The Times'