For country dwellers who note the first arrivals each spring, Harting describes the migratory birds that spend the summer in Britain: the wheatear, whinchat and stonechat, the warblers and chiff-chaff, the nightingale and blackcap, the swallows and many more. He covers arrival, haunts, nesting and song, illustrated with Thomas Bewick’s woodcuts.
A delightful Victorian bird book for anyone who listens for the cuckoo in April. Download the free EPUB.