Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest

In seven works of non-fiction, especially in Birders and the universally acclaimed Birds Britannica, Mark Cocker has established himself as one of the foremost writers on nature and wilderness.

One night Mark Cocker followed the roiling, deafening flock of rooks and jackdaws which regularly passed over his Norfolk home on their way to roost in the Yare valley.

Since 1972 Mark Cocker has been a member of a community of obsessional people, almost all male, who sacrifice most of their spare time, a good deal of money, sometimes their chances of a partner or family, even occasionally their lives, to watch birds.

This vintage book contains a complete description of all recognised varieties of fowls contemporary with its original publication.

This early works on Wildfowling is an informative and illustrated look at the subject.

"e;Raising Chickens Made Easy"e; is a classic guide to poultry farming aimed at part-time food producers with gardens or small plots of land.

Originally published in 1903, this book comprises a detailed guide to setting up and maintaining a routine of management for the successful rearing of pheasants.

Probably no branch of aviculture has progressed so rapidly during the past twenty-five years as that which has for its central interest the production of the many beautiful and rare crosses between various species of birds which to-day tempt the appetite of the bird fancying public, ever on the look-out for something new.

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to the birds eggs and nests of Britain, being a handbook of where, when, and how to find and recognise them.

This vintage volume contains a detailed guide to keeping pigeons, and includes historical information, tips for the general care and management of pigeons, and a wealth of other interesting information related to pigeons.

Originally called "e;Hawking or Faulconry"e;, this title was originally published in 1686 as part of the author's classic work - "e;The Gentleman's Recreation.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to keeping poultry on a small and large scale, with detailed information on selection and breeding, feeding, rearing, housing, plucking, and all other related aspects.

Originally published in 1859, this scarce early work on Wildfowling in all its various forms, is both expensive and hard to find in any edition.

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to nests and eggs of British nesting birds, with detailed descriptions of nests, eggs, and where to look for them.

This antiquarian book contains a fascinating treatise on the woodcock, and includes information on its natural history, habit and habitats, how to find and hunt them, and much more.

This antiquarian book constitutes one volume of a detailed and useful guide to falconry, and includes information on kite hawking, hare hawking, merlins, management, lark hawking, the hobby, the lanner, sport in India, and other related issues.

This vintage book contains an comprehensive and informative treatise on the crow family of birds, with information on the raven, the carrion crow, and the rook.

This antiquarian book contains a comprehensive guide to breeding budgerigars, being a detailed treatise on management during the breeding season.

This collection of scarce articles on falconry have been gleaned from sporting publications of the late 1800s.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to starting your own breeding aviary, including tips on aviary construction, cages, birds to pick, possible setbacks, hatching, and any ailments your birds may pick up.

This antiquarian volume contains 'Falcons of France'; a novel about flying, World War I, and contemporary moralities.

This antiquarian book contains a practical guide to keeping and caring for finches, being a handy collection of tips and helpful hints for the breeding, feeding, and training of these beautiful birds.

Learn to mate your budgies together to get the very best colour combinations.

This vintage book contains a concise guide to mule-breeding canaries and finches, with a specific focus on breeding for appearance and song.

Lyrebirds are native to Australia and were only scientifically documented in the late 18th Century and are still the subject of exhaustive study to this day.

With an introduction by Robert MacfarlaneShortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and winner of the Hawthornden Prize.

Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Memoir of the Year Award'Extraordinary' Daily Telegraph'Breathtaking' Guardian Skybound by Rebecca Loncraine is a book for anyone who has looked up and longed to take flight.

This vintage book contains an interesting and informative guide to breeding and raising winning racing pigeons, and includes information on feeding, training, rearing, breeding, common ailments and their prevention, and much more.

This antiquarian book contains a complete guide to the budgerigar, with information on its natural history, breeding, general management, and more.

Originally published in 1972 this important falconry book is probably one of the best of its kind.

This vintage book contains a novice-friendly guide to breeding canaries.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive handbook on keeping canaries.

This vintage text constitutes one volume of a detailed and useful guide to falconry, and includes information on hawking and training.

This vintage book constitutes one volume of a detailed and useful guide to falconry, and includes information on the care and management of falcons and related birds.

This antiquarian book constitutes one volume of a detailed and useful guide to falconry, and includes information on celebrated falconers and falconers' clubs.

This antiquarian book constitutes one volume of a detailed and useful guide to falconry, and includes information on the peregrine, eyesses, 'hacking' hawks, training, game hawking, records of sport, and magpie hawking.

Originally published in the early 1930s.

Originally published in 1887, this book comprises a detailed guide to setting up and maintaining a routine of management for the successful rearing of pheasants.

Originally published in 1933.

This antiquarian book contains a complete guide to keeping roller canaries, and includes information on their history, breeding, training, and management.

Widowhood is not easy, as those who decry it are only too willing to say, but neither is it hard.

This vintage book contains a concise and novice-friendly guide to budgerigars and cockatiels, being a practical handbook on how to keep, feed, and breed them.

In this beautiful gift edition, pop-art street artist Matt Sewell offers his own unique take on 52 of our favourite British garden birds.

Each year, hundreds of people set out across North America determined to set a new record in a spectacularly competitive event.

Waterlog celebrates the magic of water and the beauty of wild Britain.

Falconry was a major part of historical culture and lifestyle across the world and throughout history.

Imagine a jazz musician, improvising on a theme.

Imagine a jazz musician, improvising on a theme.

For centuries, the Tower of London has been home to a group of famous avian residents: the ravens.

A Yale-educated professor of biology and a GG finalist for Silence of the Songbirds, Bridget Stutchbury roams forests studying the social lives and sexual antics of birds, sharing with us the curious reasons for their strange behaviour, bright colouring and elaborate songs.