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The Complete Birds of the Western Palearctic on CD-Rom

Edited by D.W.Snow and C.M.Perrins Consultant Video Editor;Paul Doherty

mapThe complete Birds of the Western Palearctic on CD-Rom represents the exciting combination of a 25 year publishing project.It brings together the original landmark nine volume book series with the recently updated concise edition,plus an impressive range of high quality video footage,photographs and sound recordings.The CD-Rom provides you with powerful,yet easy to use software,and allows you to access information from the equivalent of over 9,000 pages of printed material with speed and precision.It includes 650 unique interactive distribution maps,500 video clips,and 500 recordings of bird songs and calls.

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System Requirements

Windows 3.1 , 95 ,98 or NT4.Pentium strongly recomended.16mb RAM.4 x CD-Rom drive ( or faster )

*Previously over £199 now only £115.95 post free UK and Europe Order #BWPCD01

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A Sound Guide to the Owls of the World

Compiled by Richard Ranf and Claus Konig

This double CD contains the voices of approximately 190 species of owls,representing about 90% of the world's species and including many published for the first time.It has been produced to accompany Owls;A guide to the Owls of the World by Claus Konig,Friedhelm Weick and Jan-Hendrik Beckling.

Double CD December 2000.Price £24.99 order number CD001PP. * See also OWLS

A Sound Guide to Nightjars and related nightbirds

Claus Konig & Nigel Cleere

Single CD Price 14.99 order number CD002PP * See also Nightjars

Garden Bird Songs and Calls

Geoff Sample

This CD includes over 60 minutes of digitally recorded sound and covers 40 of the most common and vocal garden birds.Each recording is introduced by the author with a voice-over that gives a brief interpretation of the song or call.The booklet included contains details of each recording and also gives useful advice on how to listen to and interpret the sounds you hear.If you would like to be able to identify the birds in your garden by sound rather than by sight then this is the guide for you.

Hardback with CD; 210 x 148 mm.Price £12.99 order number CD003C *more Collins Bird Guides click here

BIRD CALL IDENTIFICATION

Geoff Sample

One CD provides detailed information on how to hear the difference between the songs and calls of birds in the wild.CD covers over 130 species,with all similar sounding birds grouped together.Your audio guide is Geoff Sample,author of the best-selling Collins Field Guide to Bird Songs and calls.(see below)

• "An excellent way to get to grips with bird song"..Birdwatching Magazine
• " An excellent way to begin"...Country Life
• " An excellent revision tool for a birder"..Birdwatch
• "Beautifully clear"..New Scientist

Hardback and CD; 192 x 137 mm.Price £16.99 order number CD004C

Bird Songs and Calls

Geoff sample

Two Cd's and a book to help you identify Bird Sounds

128pp.Hardback.2 Cd's of the songs and Calls of British and Northern European Birds. Price £19.99 order number CD005C

Common Tern sounds on this page are from the above CD

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