13/05/2026
Cold winds blow... the skies are grey... and yet, what can signify the warmth returning more than the delightful sound of bird song? (Or as is the case on London Street, specifically, the screech of seagulls – who have chicks above one of the buildings and go BUCK WILD in the late afternoon.)
Well, we have a small stack of 🔥signed indie-exclusive copies of ‘The Book of Birds: A Field Guide to Wonder and Loss’, from the much-loved team of Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris.
A 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.
And on every page we encounter Jackie’s exhilarating artwork, painted in watercolour and gold and animated by an extraordinary attention to detail and sense of life. Set among this dazzling flock of species are seven sections celebrating the 'Seven Wonders' that together make up the everyday miracle of 'Bird': Nest, Egg, Beak, Song, Feather, Flight and Migration. Seven years in the making, The Book of Birds is a love letter to the splendours and mysteries of birdlife, and a clarion call to halt the loss of birds from land, sea and sky.
These are signed by both Jackie and Rob, and come with a limited-edition numbered print. Want one? As ever, drop us some kind of a line: email, call, or pop in to either Norwich or indeed sunny Aylsham!
