How to get started to field recording

Hi everyone, I'd like to start field recording for a small project I'm working on, but I have no idea what it entails. Reading here and there, I've seen many recommend the Zoom H1 Essential as a good starting point, but since I don't have any experience with it, I'm not sure whether to trust it or not. Could anyone give me some guidance on how to get started? What are the best low-budget solutions?

Thank you so much