Birds Britannica

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Birds Britannica
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Author
Genre Ornithology
Publisher Chatto & Windus
Publication date
1 September 2005 (2005-09-01)
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages484
ISBN 0-7011-6907-9
Preceded byFlora Britannica 
Followed byBugs Britannica 

Birds Britannica is a book by Mark Cocker and Richard Mabey, [1] about the birds of the United Kingdom, and a sister volume to Mabey's 1996 [2] Flora Britannica, [1] [2] about British plants. It was published in 2005 [2] by Chatto & Windus. [2]

Contents

According to the project's official website: [1]

It covers cultural links; social history; birds as food; ecology; the lore and language of birds; myths, art, literature and music; anecdotes, birdsong and rare facts; modern developments; migration, the seasons and our sense of place.

Over 1,000 members of the public provided details of their observations and experiences, [1] during the book's eight-year [1] research period. Mabey's contribution was limited by his depression, [2] leading to Cocker having a leading role, doing the bulk of the work [3] and this more prominent credit.

Reviews

The Guardian described the book as "a glorious encyclopedia" [2] and Cocker as "British bird life's perfect encyclopedist". [2] The Times said "The entries for every species are a fascinating distillation of expert knowledge, personal account, reminiscence, literary reference and folk belief". [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Birds Britannica by Mark Cocker & Richard Mabey". Random House. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dee, Tim (2005-08-20). "Review: Birds Britannica by Mark Cocker and Richard Mabey". The Guardian . Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  3. 1 2 Marsden, Philip (2005-08-21). "Birds Britannica by Mark Cocker and Richard Mabey – Times Online". The Times . Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
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