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Best Bird of the Year 2012

10,000 Birds

2012 has certainly been a bumper year for me with an estimated year list of around 3,000 species after extensive travels to South Africa, Ethiopia, South Korea, Indonesia, the Russian Far East, United Kingdom, Peru, Guatemala and Panama. Adam Riley chose a bird that is near and dear to Mike Bergin’s heart.

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The Crossley ID Guide: Britain & Ireland — A Review of the Book

10,000 Birds

The Introduction says there should be another visual index of representative species from each family on the inside front cover (similar to the Eastern Birds guide), but the inside front cover of my edition is blank. This is a good starting point for birders, especially beginning birders, seeking to identify unfamiliar birds.

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