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• DVD Birds of Western Palearctic (PC/Mac)

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• The Concise Guide to British Birds

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• DVD British Birds Version 9 (PC)

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• The DVD Guide to All the Birds of Europe 7.0

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• iPod DVD Guide British Birds

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  A complete library of bird songs and calls in your pocket, plus expert commentaries from Dave Gosney to help you identify species in your garden or in the field. iDentify is a series of CDs preloaded with fully annotated audio files ready to upload to digital music players. If you already own an iPod or other portable player that can handle standard mp3 or mp4 formats, then all you need is an iDentify CD. If you don't yet have a player, then BirdGuides has carefully selected suitable models that are compatible with the iDentify range. Whether you want to brush up on bird songs during your commute, or take the guide into the field to help identify those tricky warblers and flyover waders, this is the ideal product. Just follow the simple instructions which explain how to load the library of songs and calls onto your existing player. Any of the three titles will fit onto a small 256 MB player. All the files are already carefully labelled and sorted into a menu structure that allows you to swiftly find any species when in the field. Songs, calls and commentaries can all be individually selected for each species. As you play the tracks on your player you will see a title which tells you which bird you are listening to and, if applicable, what sort of song, call or commentary. If your player has a colour screen and can display 'album art' (e.g. latest iPod and iPod Nano) you will also see a picture of the bird while the song, call or commentary is playing. "...this is an excellent program, done simply and done well..." Gordon Hamlett, Birdwatch magazine "The CD-ROM Guide to Rarer British Birds provides a goldmine of information on the country's rarest birds, with information from every rarity report and more compressed onto one disk. It is very straightforward to use and switching between species is easy..."
  
   

• The CD-ROM Guide to British Birds 7.0 (2 Disk Set)

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• Birding in Spain (PC)

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• The CD-ROM Guide to All the Birds of Europe 7.0 (6 disk set)

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• The CD-ROM Guide to Rarer British Birds

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• Birding in Mallorca (PC)

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• Birds Of The World

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• Birds of Europe

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• Virtual Reality Bird

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• RSPB Activity Studio

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• AA Encyclopedia Of British & European Birds

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  It is well known that the urbanisation which accompanied the 19th and 20th centuries between people and the natural world. Paradoxically, while we are supposedly entering into a "knowledge-based economy", the specialised knowledge which previous generations had of the natural world has been eroded.

  It is because of this trend that the AA Interactive Encyclopedia of British & European Birds CD-ROM--which deals with the families, orders, ecology, evolution and distinguishing features of British and European birds--is particularly valuable. The information which it contains is first-rate, and the video links, while sometimes a little dark and unclear, are relevant and add to the knowledge of the user. One of the most interesting features of all is an interactive map showing the distributive patterns of 427 species of bird.

  The package comes with a variety of zones, each with different things to offer. There is a hide where you can explore habitats and bird watching, an aviary where you can learn about the structure and function of birds, and a feature called the "bird search", where you can test your avian knowledge. Although the graphics sometimes leave a little to be desired, this is still a first-rate product which should go a long way towards redressing the nature gap in the new technological age. --Toby Green

  
   

• Birding in Texas (PC)

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• Birding in Israel (PC)

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• Birding in Florida (PC)

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• Birding in Alaska (PC)

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• Birding in Eastern Europe (PC)

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