From the creators of the internationally bestselling, award-winning phenomenon The Lost Words comes The Book of Birds, a dazzling celebration of birdlife in Britain, re-imagining the classic field guide for a new generation of nature lovers. This volume addresses the great thinning of the skies, focusing on 49 declining or endangered bird species, urging readers to love what they might lose.

Inspired by classic bird-books, this is a field guide that asks not ‘What is that bird?’, but ‘Who is that bird?’. It guides readers on identification while fostering a deeper connection with species from Avocet to Yellowhammer.

• Compendium featuring forty-nine bird species declining or endangered in Britain.
• Explores each bird’s habits, habitats, flight patterns, song, myths, and threats.
• Features exhilarating artwork by Jackie Morris, painted in watercolour and gold.
• Includes seven celebratory sections on the core elements of 'Bird': Nest, Egg, Beak, Song, Feather, Flight, and Migration.
• Seven years in the making, serving as a love letter and a clarion call to halt avian loss.

• Text by Robert Macfarlane, evoking each bird’s life with lyrical precision.
• Artwork by Jackie Morris, noted for extraordinary attention to detail and vitality.

• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Print Length: 384 pages
• Dimensions: 176 x 36 x 254mm (17.6 x 3.6 x 25.4 cm)
• Weight: 500 g
• ISBN-10: 0241404738
• ISBN-13: 978-0241404737
• Part of Series: The Lost Works

The Book of Birds is an essential volume for anyone passionate about ornithology, conservation, and the intersection of nature and art, covering species from Dipper to Kestrel across diverse British landscapes.