Bookshops

Support Independent Bookshops

There are specialist bookstores for birders and specialist Internet bookstores – even some combining both. If there is one thing guaranteed it is that these internet sites are a way of finding the cheapest supplier without wearing out your shoe leather, but none offer the sort of service that a specialist bookseller can.

You will note that Fatbirder has also linked up to offer you books via the Natural History Bookshop, simply click where it says ‘Buy this book from Natural History Bookshop’ and it will take you to that book and give you a price and further details. If you are like me, and most other birders I know, you will have a growing collection of bird books, collecting them seems to become almost as great an obsession as birding itself.

I noted that there were a large number of pre-loved bird book sellers represented at the British Bird Fair, and this is a great place to continue your search for out of print books… if you can’t find it on line why not ask around at the fair. I was surprised that so few second hand bookshops have a web presence.