This volume covers the birds of the Mediterranean and Alpine regions and will be welcomed by all bird-watchers both because of its outstanding quality and as a useful field guide to the birds. The book covers typical Alpine birds like the Nutcrackers, Choughs and Alpine Swifts, as well as some of the Western Palearctic's most colourful species such as Hoopoes, Bee-eaters and Rollers. It also considers some rare and localised species, including some from North Africa and Turkey. This clear, easy-to-use guide which has the text, distribution maps and illustrations combined in the same spread, will prove to be of considerable interest even to experts in the field...