The Shell Bird Book Author:James Fisher Contains the first complete list to have been published of British birds, from prehistoric times to the present day, including not only living birds but fossils and the first known written records of birds in Britain. Includes chapters dealing with migration, ,song, and birds in poetry and prose. Valuable and detailed information is given about... more » bird reserves, observatories and good bird-watching areas; and about bird-watchers' organisations. A chapter of advice on bird feeding and the correct types of nesting boxes to use in the garden will help readers to avoid some of the dangers that uninformed "kindness" to birds may bring.« less