*PRE-ORDER* The Book of Birds *SIGNED INDIE EXCLUSIVE*

Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris

£35.00


Out 7th May 2026

From the creators of the internationally bestselling, award-winning, multi-adapted phenomenon The Lost Words: a dazzling celebration of birdlife in Britain, re-imagining the classic field guide for a new generation of nature loversA great thinning of the skies is underway. Around 50% of bird species are in decline worldwide. Our dawns and springs are quieter each year than the last.

An almost unimaginable abundance has been lost. It does not have to be this way –– but we will not save what we do not love. The Book of Birds is a compendium of forty-nine bird species, from Avocet to Yellowhammer, all of which are declining or endangered in Britain.


Format:Hardback 384 pages
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Hamish Hamilton Ltd
ISBN:9780241404737
Published:7 May 2026

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