This easy-to-use, illustrated map is an essential guide to watching birds in Britain and Ireland. Featuring the country's top 346 birding sites, including almost all RSPB reserves and many Wildlife Trusts and Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust sites, this edition gives concise details on each location from descriptions of habitat and types of bird to be found there as well as opening times and the best season to visit. On the reverse of the main map there are detailed maps of 15 key sites and information panels on many aspects of birding including a detailed list of bird observatories and the major seabird colonies to be found in Britain and Ireland. Complete with practical tips and information, this edition of Bill Oddie's Birding Map of Britain and Ireland provides a handy reference tool for both the novice birdwatcher as well as the avid twitcher

Author Biography

Bill Oddie is Britain's best-known birdwatcher. He has devoted much of the last 25 years to promoting public awareness of both birdwatching and conservation in general. He is author of several books including the classic Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book, and New Holland's Bill Oddie's Birds of Britain & Ireland and Bill Oddie's Introduction to Birdwatching. He has presented numerous BBC TV series on birds and other wildlife, including Birdwatching with Bill Oddie, Springwatch and Autumnwatch. He lives in Hampstead, London.