I'd second that - Collins is one of the very best field guides going.
I've also written a translation guide from English to French, German and
Dutch to go with the 1st edition - I lived in Switzerland for a few
years and while lots of people speak other languages perfectly, bird
names don't translate literally. I don't want to spam the board with
it, but if you're interested there's a link to my website below.
A good site for Swiss sightings is www.ornitho.ch. I've not been
birding around Basel, but a bit further south to the west of Bern
there's some fantastic sites like Fanel/Cudrefin and Krummi. In the
Alps, there's a number of easily-accessed mountains which have some
great birds, although you're near the end of the season for a couple of
the places like Schynige Platte and the Rothorn. The Schilthorn is good
for Alpine Accentor, Alpine Chough, White-winged Snowfinch and has
Lammergeier (but don't call them that there - Bearded Vulture is the
preferred name. Famers though Lammergeiers preyed on young lambs and
persecuted them to the point of extinction in some areas).
Cheers,
Tony
www.tonykeenebirds.co.uk
On 22/08/2012 08:17, Ed Williams wrote:
Hi Stephen,
Can't get a better field guide to Europe than the Collins Bird Guide - it's
probably the best field guide ever produced... (in my humble opinion - and many
others!)
Currently it's $25 including delivery from www.bookdepository.co.uk so you
can't go wrong!
Cheers,
Ed
Ed Williams
Kingsville VIC
On 21/08/2012, at 9:11 PM, "Stephen Aveling-Rowe" <> wrote:
G'day all,
We're going to Europe on an Organ Study Tour, from Sep. 20 to Oct. 10. (Among
other organs, I'll be playing the Westminster Abbey organ.) :-D
But I need a few bird books/field guides as well as some good places for
birding, so I can clock up some good birds while were away. We'll be visiting
Switzerland, Austria, Germany, France, Holland, and England.
The itinerary is:
FRIDAY 21rd Sept.
Basel, Switzerland
SATURDAY 22rd Sept.
Basel - maybe the Alps and back
SUNDAY 23rd Sept.
Basel – Laufen
Laufen – Muri
MONDAY 24th Sept.
Basel – Heiliggeistkirche
Heiliggeistkirche – Seewen Museum
Seewen Museum
TUESDAY 25th Sept.
Basel – Laufen, am
Laufen – Basel, pm
WEDNESDAY 26th Sept.
Basel – Salzburg, Austria, via Zurich
THURSDAY 27th Sept.
Salzburg
FRIDAY 28th Sept.
Salzburg – Linz
Linz – Vienna (stay in Vienna for W'end)
SATURDAY 29th Sept.
Vienna
SUNDAY 30th Sept.
Vienna
MONDAY 1st Oct.
Vienna – Naumburg, Germany
Naumburg - Leipzig
TUESDAY 2nd Oct.
Leipzig, Germany
WEDNESDAY 3rd Oct.
Leipzig – Hamburg
THURSDAY 4th Oct.
Hamburg – Stade
Masterclasses and tutorials all day
FRIDAY 5th Oct.
Hamburg – Paris, France
SATURDAY 6th Oct.
Paris
SUNDAY 7th Oct.
Paris
MONDAY 8th Oct.
Paris – Amsterdam, Holland
Amsterdam - Ede, Holland
TUESDAY 9th Oct.
Ede - Amsterdam,
Amsterdam - London, England
WEDNESDAY 10th Oct.
London
Free day. Birding etc.? Leave for Sydney, Australia, at 10:05 pm.
If you know of any good spots for birding, and good field guides/bird books to
buy (field guides preferred, because they are lighter), that would be very much
appreciated.
Thanks very much,
Stephen
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