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British Bird Sounds
- The Definitive Audio Guide to Birds in Britain
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
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Summary
A total of 175 species are heard on this download, ranging from the familiar tawny owl to the very rare call of the bittern.
The authoritative guide to all British birds likely to be encountered by the average birdwatcher and the ideal gift for anyone wishing to learn the sounds of the great variety of birds that can be seen and heard throughout the seasons. A perennial best seller.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio on our desktop site.
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- freddiefoxhole
- 28-04-16
Can't navigate to bird names
No bird names only chapters making it impossible to navigate through what are otherwise good recordings
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- Bert
- 23-11-21
ideal for me i have trouble retaining bird sound
ideal for me i have trouble retaining bird sound , so i have to constantly refresh my memory . Also its relaxing to listen to. 1fault, brambling calls could be more comprehensive.
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- Ms B
- 16-02-21
You can access individual tracks
I was wary of buying this title as previous reviews stated that you couldn’t choose an individual track to listen to a specific bird’s call. I decided to buy it anyway to listen to in the car as I have other books/cds that I can access on a track by track basis. I was very pleasantly surprised then to find that you can in fact access individual tracks in the Audible app using the ‘chapters’ tab. Previous reviews stated that you could only listen to groups of sounds using chapters, but I can confirm that you can pick any individual bird sound you like. This makes this audible book an excellent resource.
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- victorpac
- 17-04-17
Great if it were searchable. Just disappointing
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Recordings were excellent, but there is no indexing, so one cannot find a track one wants to hear. Such a collection should allow one to select similar recordings to compare them, to learn the subtle differences, or recordings from similar looking birds to allow the sounds to be used for identifying confusing species. This one does not. A pity as the content is actually rather good - great opportunity for a really useful recording wasted.
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
Great recordings. No indexing unable to search - silly!
Would you listen to another book narrated by the narrator?
Narrator not the issue
Any additional comments?
Such a limitation should be advertised on the page selling the book, as otherwise you are taking people's money without being straight about the limitations.
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- David Norman
- 08-02-23
Excellent guide and now fully indexed
Beautiful recordings: exactly what I needed to build up recognition of a few more birds each spring. This has added a wonderful extra dimension to country walks. It is also now fully indexed. Like earlier reviewers, my original download was one continuous recording, but my version on Audible has been updated and now has a separate, labelled chapter for all 175 birds. Try re-downloading if you're missing this.
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- J P Dunn
- 18-07-17
Great reference
Unlike other reviews I did not expect or require an index. Great audio and a very useful reference.
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- Anne Hughes
- 24-03-21
birdsong
loved it . I also found it very relaxing and it helped me to sleep
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- david
- 18-03-15
Index is available
Any additional comments?
An Index is available as a short PDF download from the full audible site (under title). Although the Index is in the cd disk format, it still gives the order of play. Individual tracks can best be accessed in the player by accessing the 36 Chapters in the left margin.
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- missreader
- 31-08-14
Useful for learning to identify by call
What did you like best about this story?
I wanted to learn the calls of British birds and this book is a good learning aid.
Any additional comments?
While it is frustrating that the bird sounds are not separated in any way I have quite happily bookmarked as I have listened so that I can go back and listen to individual calls in future.
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- David Chalk
- 03-04-14
Good but Not Indexed
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
I would recommend this to anyone who has the time to manually index the bird calls using the bookmarking feature.
Has British Bird Sounds put you off other books in this genre?
No
How did the narrator detract from the book?
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If this book were a film would you go see it?
N/A
Any additional comments?
The sound quality is excellent but surely the purpose of this audio publication is to be able to select the bird call (200+) of your choice and listen to it - it not being indexed makes this impossible. However it is possible to manually index the title yourself using the bookmark feature on the Audible iPhone app. I would recommend this to anyone who has the time and patience to manually index the bird calls using the bookmarking feature.
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