Whether local or visiting, expert or novice, Where to watch birds in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is the essential guide for any active birdwatcher in these counties. All significant birdwatching areas in the region are analysed under the headings 'Habitat', 'Timing', 'Access' and 'Calendar', providing all the information necessary to make the most of each and every trip, whatever the time of year. This substantially revised and expanded edition has new chapters, details of 'clusters' of sites easily accessible from particular holiday or population centres, additional information on access for the car-bound or disabled, as well as numerous examples of recent occurrences and significant status changes.

Whether local or visiting, expert or novice, Where to watch birds in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is the essential guide for any active birdwatcher in these counties. All significant birdwatching areas in the region are analysed under the headings 'Habitat', 'Timing', 'Access' and 'Calendar', providing all the information necessary to make the most of each and every trip, whatever the time of year. This substantially revised and expanded edition has new chapters, details of 'clusters' of sites easily accessible from particular holiday or population centres, additional information on access for the car-bound or disabled, as well as numerous examples of recent occurrences and significant status changes.

George Green is a biologist working for the Environmental Agency. He has lived in Hampshire and Dorset all his life, and is currently editing a comprehensive book on the birds of Dorset. Martin Cade has lived and birded in Dorset for most of his life, and is now the warden of Portland Bird Observatory.

2001-11-01 The essential bird watching guide to this superb area.

Some of the finest bird watching sites in the UK are included in this new updated guide.
Many memorable birding experiences surged in my mind as I read through the pages: searching Arne for Dartford Warbler on a crisp spring morning, the excitement of potential migrants at Portland, Honey Buzzards in the New Forest and the evocative churring of Nightjar on the heaths.
Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of White are delightful areas of Southern England. I know parts of them well from repeated summer visits. This book has made me want to visit again.
Three hundred fact filled pages in the traditional Helm style. Functional maps. Good directions to the sites and details of what to expect when you get there. The format continues to work.