Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands: Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues, Seychelles and the Comoros

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 598 EAN: 9781868729562 ISBN: 1868729567 Label: Struik Publishers Manufacturer: Struik Publishers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 184 Publication Date: 2004-02-01 Publisher: Struik Publishers Studio: Struik Publishers
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands Comment: Having lived in both Madagascar and Mauritius and also visited The Seychelles and La Reunion , I can thoroughly recommend this guide. The guide is particularly useful in Madagascar as it shows the area the birds are to be found.It was always with me on my birding expeditions. Customer Rating: Summary: Brilliant - a Model for Field Guides! Comment: After I received my copy of this book, I was blown away by how good it is! The illustrations are absolutely beautiful. The warblers in particular are so life-like they are looking straight into your eyes warily, seemingly ready to fly off the pages at any moment! Editing is well done, with clear range maps and all the info you might need about the birds found on the pages right opposite the colour pages where each species is illustrated. Before these species accounts, the book has an excellent chapter on birdwatching in the region, with detailed information on the key sites of every single country covered, even accompanied by good maps of every island worth visiting. Such a good combination of a field guide and a site guide is very rare indeed. All in all: perfect! Whether you are thinking of visiting several or only one of the the countries covered here, this is THE book to take. Customer Rating: Summary: An ideal field guide for the birdwatcher new to this area Comment: I bought this book prior to my visit to the Seychelles in October 1998, and found it an excellent field guide - even though the area covered is much larger than the Seychelles. The illustrations seem a little 'basic' at times, but were adequate for field IDs where there were no complications. The narrative, conveniently placed opposite the illustrations, is also adequate for confirming observations. For Madagascar, I would think this to be an excellent guide, although I cannot say this from experience. More Reviews