Series: RSPB

RSPB Spotlight: Sparrows is packed with eye-catching, informative colour photos, featuring succinct, detailed text written by a knowledgeable naturalist. Sparrows are often considered familiar to the point of invisibility, yet the recent steep decline in numbers of both native British species serves as a reminder that these unassuming chatterboxes deserve more attention. Of all the true sparrow species found worldwide,...

This informative and engaging guide for beginner wildlife-watchers and nature enthusiasts describes the mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and insects commonly seen in the British Isles. Do you know the difference between a hare and a rabbit? And could you tell a grasshopper from a cricket or a porpoise from a dolphin? A companion to our popular photographic bird guide, The...

An updated edition of the popular RSPB guide to interpreting the signs that animals leave behind. Every animal leaves traces as it passes through its habitat. By learning to interpret signs like paw prints, leftover food and scrapes in the earth, you can build the story of an animal's life and discover intriguing details and hidden meanings. Updated and refreshed...

A beautiful picture book about garden birds that will appeal to families with young children. Rachel Lockwood's wonderful illustrations will delight children aged from two to seven and will help them to discover and identify the most common birds in their everyday surroundings. Each bird is introduced on a right-hand page in an illustration where it is partly obscured or...