Where to Watch Birds in Britain - Simon Harrap

Britain, for its size has one of the most varied landscapes in the world. Packed into our tiny islands are areas of woodland, pasture, moor land, heath, fen, bog, mountains, lakes, rivers and 12,000 miles of shoreline. This great variety of landscapes gives rise to a huge number of different habitats for animals and birds to make use of. This means that, for its size, Britain has a surprising number of species of birds living here permanently, or visiting during the winter or summer. Australia, with a land mass of over 2,941,300 square miles has around 800 species of birds. Britain with only a thirtieth of this land has nearly half this number. Many ...  Read the complete review