Wild ID Summer coastal birds

The FSC Summer coastal birds guide features 28 of the birds to spot around the coast of Britain and Ireland in the summer months.

Illustrations show birds their adult summer (breeding) plumage. Accompanying text on the reverse side covers body size, summer activity and key identification characters for each species.

The guide includes both cliff-nesting birds (like gannet and razorbill) and wading birds (such as oystercatcher and avocet), as well as all the common seagulls. Some of these coastal birds are resident in the UK throughout the year. Others only arrive in the summer to breed.