Whether you are a beginner or an expert, this beautifully detailed field guide to the common birds of Ireland will give invaluable advice on how to identify each species: their calls, songs, diets and habitats, as well as up-to-date distribution maps of each species.

Eric Dempsey s text covers all the important bird identification features, while the superb illustrations of over 200 bird species by Michael O Clery highlight these features in lifelike detail.

This long-awaited new edition reflects the changes that have occurred in the distribution and breeding status of Ireland s common birds as well as including species once considered rare but which are now more regularly seen.

This is an ideal companion to the Complete Field Guide to Ireland s Birds."

Eric Dempsey and Michael O'Clery's award-winning The Complete Guide to Ireland's Birds has been continuously in print for almost twenty years. Since the publication of the second edition, many new species have been recorded in Ireland while others have now been afforded full species status.

The Complete Field Guide to Ireland's Birds reflects these most recent changes to Ireland's birdlife. It contains a large number of new plates, maps and an updated text, together with other new features. It fully describes and illustrates almost 370 species, detailing key identification features, voice and diet, habitat and status in Ireland, and the latest distribution maps for each. In addition, over 100 of Ireland's rarest species are also described. Presented in a new, smaller format, it can be easily fitted into a pocket or a rucksack and is ideal for use in the field.