A seasonal look at the main reserves, the birds you are likely to see and some of the highlights of my visits to the area. At last I will be able to put a name to many of the species I have snapped over the years, currently lingering in my ‘unidentified’ folder. Every UK household should have this to satisfy their own curiosity and make sure the kids get to love insects, as they are essential to like on earth.

Like many other birders, I’ve developed a passion for selected insect families and am now broadening my horizons even further, seeing new insects, virtually every time I’m in the field. With updated maps and more species added, it is lavishly illustrated with colour photographs and has fully comprehensive sections on all insect groups. To access your ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose. This new and expanded edition of A Comprehensive Guide to Insects of Britain and Ireland is the most complete guide to insects ever published.

There are too many species of birds included to mention here and whet your appetite, simply sit back and enjoy the sheer spectacle these islands can produce! however going further was always hard despite the plethora of books published and in my case bought. This talk looks at the habitats and progress through a typical breeding season, offering an insight into the secret life of this magnificent bird. More than a million insect species have been described worldwide, and possibly more than five times that number are still waiting for discovery.

Paul Hetherington, The Buzz "This book is ideal for anyone interested in insects but not wanting to restrict themselves to a particular group. Paul Brock is to be congratulated on navigating the maze of possibilities to arrive at a balanced compromise between detail and breadth.is to put at your disposal the most comprehensive single text yet produced for British insects, packed with key up-to-the-minute data and with 2,600 superb images of nearly 1500 species.

A renowned author of insect books and a widely published photographer, he is a world authority on stick-insects and leaf-insects, with a genus and several species named after him. The same seasonal approach but with a different range of birds commonly found including yet more rarities and excitement!

Using images to note the key identification criteria, in theory at least, it should be possible to correctly identify those problem birds, with some - even from a distance. I keep a County yearlist every year and aim to see at least 160 species (with as many as possible photographed! This book covers c1,700 of the 25,000 available species but they are representative of the rest and concentrates on the commoner species. A Scientific Associate of the Natural History Museum, London, he is a world authority on stick and leaf insects and author of several popular, major reference books. It is a ‘must have’ for everyone with a general interest in insects and I’m sure it will sneak into the libraries of quite a few seasoned experts too!