SubjectBirdwatching Guide to Oman
First site guide to Oman
Dave Sargeant, Hanne Eriksen and Jens Eriksen
256 pages, col photos, line illus, maps, tabs.
Softcover | 2008 | Edition: 2 | #174224 | ISBN-13: 9789948036432
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£29.99
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"The first edition of this book was published in 2001 - but the speed and scale of development and change in Oman meant that some of the
information contained in the book very rapidly became out of date. This second edition is therefore both welcome and necessary.
The new roads that have been constructed, the paving of graded tracks, the expansion of single track roads to dual carriageways and the changes that have occurred at certain sites have all meant changes to the text - although the information on the birds remains basically the same as in the first edition. The accommodation section has expanded to four pages, reflecting the increased number of hotels that have been built in the last seven years.
Over sixty sites are covered in detail, each with a map. A bird finder section is included with details of how, where and when to best find each species, as well as a complete check list with seasonal status.
The species lists have been updated to reflect those that have been added to the official Oman list up to January 2008. As well as textual changes, an extremely useful addition is the inclusion of GPS waypoints and co-ordinates on the maps. The photographs are also different from those in the first edition and are of the usual superb quality expected from the Eriksens. This book remains an essential purchase for any birdwatcher visiting this beautiful and very accessible country and is indeed a worthwhile addition to the bookshelves of anybody interested in the birds of the region."
- Ian Harrison, Sandgrouse, Volume 30 (2) 2008.
The new roads that have been constructed, the paving of graded tracks, the expansion of single track roads to dual carriageways and the changes that have occurred at certain sites have all meant changes to the text - although the information on the birds remains basically the same as in the first edition. The accommodation section has expanded to four pages, reflecting the increased number of hotels that have been built in the last seven years.
Over sixty sites are covered in detail, each with a map. A bird finder section is included with details of how, where and when to best find each species, as well as a complete check list with seasonal status.
The species lists have been updated to reflect those that have been added to the official Oman list up to January 2008. As well as textual changes, an extremely useful addition is the inclusion of GPS waypoints and co-ordinates on the maps. The photographs are also different from those in the first edition and are of the usual superb quality expected from the Eriksens. This book remains an essential purchase for any birdwatcher visiting this beautiful and very accessible country and is indeed a worthwhile addition to the bookshelves of anybody interested in the birds of the region."
- Ian Harrison, Sandgrouse, Volume 30 (2) 2008.
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