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Concise Guide to British Birds v9
Published by BirdGuides
This Windows- and Macintosh-compatible software offers comprehensive multimedia coverage of 130 species. That's all birds you commonly encounter in the UK and Ireland. New for this edition is a complete overhaul of the video library with hours of fabulous new footage and stunning state-of-the-art compression to deliver unprecedented quality. Other enhancements include revised commentaries, updates to the BirdFile and over 150 gorgeous still photographs.
NB This product is now fully compatible with Windows XP, Vista and Apple Mac OS10.5 and Leopard..
If you just want to learn about the commoner birds of gardens, woods, farmland, wetlands and coasts, then this bargain DVD-ROM is ideal. If you are already into looking for rarer species such as Osprey or Bearded Tit, then you'd do better to get theGuide to British Birds Version 9.
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
| Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus |
| Northern Fulmar | Fulmarus glacialis |
| Northern Gannet | Morus bassanus |
| Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo |
| European Shag | Phalacrocorax aristotelis |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea |
| Mute Swan | Cygnus olor |
| Greylag Goose | Anser anser |
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis |
| Brent Goose | Branta bernicla |
| Common Shelduck | Tadorna tadorna |
| Eurasian Wigeon | Anas penelope |
| Green-winged Teal | Anas carolinensis |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos |
| Northern Shoveler | Anas clypeata |
| Common Pochard | Aythya ferina |
| Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula |
| Common Eider | Somateria mollissima |
| Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus |
| Common Buzzard | Buteo buteo |
| Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus |
| Red-legged Partridge | Alectoris rufa |
| Grey Partridge | Perdix perdix |
| Common Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
| Common Coot | Fulica atra |
| Eurasian Oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus |
| Northern Lapwing | Vanellus vanellus |
| European Golden Plover | Pluvialis apricaria |
| Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula |
| Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata |
| Common Redshank | Tringa totanus |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres |
| Eurasian Woodcock | Scolopax rusticola |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Wilson's Snipe | Gallinago delicata |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina |
| Mew Gull | Larus canus |
| Herring Gull | Larus argentatus |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus |
| Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus |
| Black-headed Gull | Larus ridibundus |
| Black-legged Kittiwake | Rissa tridactyla |
| Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo |
| Arctic Tern | Sterna paradisaea |
| Little Tern | Sterna albifrons |
| Razorbill | Alca torda |
| Common Guillemot | Uria aalge |
| Atlantic Puffin | Fratercula arctica |
| Stock Pigeon | Columba oenas |
| Common Wood Pigeon | Columba palumbus |
| European Turtle Dove | Streptopelia turtur |
| Eurasian Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto |
| Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus |
| Barn Owl | Tyto alba |
| Tawny Owl | Strix aluco |
| Little Owl | Athene noctua |
| Common Swift | Apus apus |
| Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | Picoides major |
| Green Woodpecker | Picus viridis |
| Sky Lark | Alauda arvensis |
| Sand Martin | Riparia riparia |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica |
| House Martin | Delichon urbica |
| Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava |
| Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea |
| White / Pied Wagtail | Motacilla alba |
| Meadow Pipit | Anthus pratensis |
| Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| White-throated Dipper | Cinclus cinclus |
| Winter Wren | Troglodytes troglodytes |
| Hedge Accentor | Prunella modularis |
| Common Blackbird | Turdus merula |
| Fieldfare | Turdus pilaris |
| Redwing | Turdus iliacus |
| Song Thrush | Turdus philomelos |
| Mistle Thrush | Turdus viscivorus |
| European Robin | Erithacus rubecula |
| Common Nightingale | Luscinia megarhynchos |
| Common Redstart | Phoenicurus phoenicurus |
| Whinchat | Saxicola rubetra |
| Stonechat | Saxicola torquata |
| Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe |
| Sedge Warbler | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus |
| Eurasian Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus scirpaceus |
| Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus |
| Common Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus collybita |
| Blackcap | Sylvia atricapilla |
| Common Whitethroat | Sylvia communis |
| Goldcrest | Regulus regulus |
| Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata |
| Long-tailed-Tit | Aegithalos caudatus |
| Marsh Tit | Poecile palustris |
| Willow Tit | Poecile montana |
| Coal Tit | Periparus ater |
| Great Tit | Parus major |
| Blue Tit | Cyanistes caeruleus |
| Wood Nuthatch | Sitta europaea |
| Eurasian Treecreeper | Certhia familiaris |
| Eurasian Jay | Garrulus glandarius |
| Black-billed Magpie | Pica hudsonia |
| Eurasian Jackdaw | Corvus monedula |
| Rook | Corvus frugilegus |
| Carrion Crow | Corvus corone |
| Common Raven | Corvus corax |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris |
| Corn Bunting | Miliaria calandra |
| Yellowhammer | Emberiza citrinella |
| Reed Bunting | Emberiza schoeniclus |
| Chaffinch | Fringilla coelebs |
| European Greenfinch | Carduelis chloris |
| Eurasian Siskin | Carduelis spinus |
| European Goldfinch | Carduelis carduelis |
| Mealy Redpoll | Acanthis flammea |
| Common Linnet | Acanthis cannabina |
| Common Bullfinch | Pyrrhula pyrrhula |
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus |
The species list above is in systematic order, the taxonomy and nomenclature of which generally follows the Wells World Birds list on Birder's Diary v3.0 (courtesy of Thayer Software: www.thayerbirding.com), with adaptations by WildSounds.
The Wells World Birds list is based on a classification created by Mic Wells.
Please note that the above list may not be in the same order or be a full and accurate representation of the species on the title concerned. We take due care to ensure the accuracy of the list, but should you find any errors, please notify us.
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