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Birdwatching is one of the easiest and most rewarding hobbies you can start, and you need little more than a window and some patience. This plain, practical guide shows you how to identify the birds you are most likely to meet in Britain, from your garden feeder to the local park and the seashore. It also explains the bird year, simple kit, good fieldcraft and the basics of the law that protects nesting birds. Inside the book - Getting started: choose simple kit and learn the step-by-step way to identify any bird - Garden birds: name the 25 commonest visitors and set up feeders, water and nest boxes - Parks, woods and fresh water: identify ducks, waterbirds, warblers, crows and birds of prey - The coast: read the tide and identify gulls, waders, seabirds and coastal ducks - The bird year, your patch and the law: follow the seasons, keep records and protect nesting birds Includes - The…