I am proud to own the 5 volumes of The Handbook of British Birds of which Harry Witherby was editor and co-author. In 1941 when published it was unrivalled for scientific accuracy and excellent ...

Reviewed Work: A Hand-List of British Birds with an Account of the Distribution of Each Species in the British Isles and Abroad by Ernst Hartert, H. F. Witherby Review by: W. S.

Coming across an early copy of Thomas Bewick’s ‘History of British Birds’ from 1832 in the Spitalfields Market inspired me to publish this ornithological survey with illustrations courtesy of the ...