Recommended Reading

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Although related links are provided where possible, please note that a number of these titles may prove to be difficult to locate, or indeed be out of print. In the event you are unable to locate one of the following titles, sites such as the following can prove invaluable in your search:

  • The New Wildfowler (3rd Ed.)
    Eric Begbie, Ed.
    ISBN: 0091726425 / Publisher: Hutchinson
    This revised edition contains a wealth of practical advice from thirty leading experts in the fields of sporting, shooting, and wildfowl conservation. The natural history of the wildfowl, identification, population and migration patterns, habitat and disease are all covered. There is detailed information on such topics as the law, guns and cartridges, hides, dogs, clothes and etiquette. The book includes a number of specially commissioned paintings.
  • The Complete Wildfowler (Revised Ed.)
    Standley Duncan & Guy Thorne
    ISBN: Unknown / Publisher:Herbert Jenkins
  • The Practical Wildfowler
    John Marchington
    ISBN 071361739X / Publisher: Black
  • Wildfowling
    Lonsdale Library – Vol. 29
    ISBN: Unknown / Publisher: Seeley, Service & Co
  • The Wildfowler
    H.C. Folkard
    ISBN: Unknown / Publisher: Longman, Green, Longman & Roberts
  • Dark Estuary
    “BB”
    ISBN 1874762511 / Publisher: Merlin Unwin Books
  • Duck Shooting
    Colin Willock
    ISBN: Unknown / Publisher: Andre Deutsch
  • Birds of Marsh & Mere
    J.C.M. Nichols
    ISBN: Unknown / Publisher: A.M. Philpot
  • And Clouds Flying
    Ian Pitman
    ISBN: Unknown/ Publisher: Faber & Faber
  • Dee Wildfowler, The Last Professional
    Leslie Brockbank, Ed.
    ISBN / Publisher Unknown
  • Saltmarsh and Sandunes
    Pat Cringle
    ISBN: Unknown / Publisher: Wells & District Wildfowlers’ Club
  • Memoirs of a Fen Tiger
    Audrey James
    ISBN 0715392514 / Publisher: David & Charles
  • Pigeon Shooting
    Archie Coats
    ISBN 023396195X / Publisher: Deutsch
  • The Birds of Britain and Europe
    Heinzel, Fitter and Parslow
    ISBN: Unknown / Publisher: Collins
  • Wildfowl in Great Britain
    Owen, Atkinson-Willes and Salmon
    ISBN: Unknown / Publisher: Cambridge
  • Wildfowl: An Identification Guide to the Ducks, Geese and Swans of the World
    Steve Madge, Hilary Burn
    ISBN 0713636475 / Publisher: Christopher Helm
    A summary of information on 154 species of duck, geese and swans of the world intended as an identification manual for the wildfowl enthusiast that goes beyond a regional basis and is light enough to be used as a handy reference book in the field. The text not only clarifies identification techniques but fully discusses problematic plumages in detail as well as providing a summary on world distribution and status complemented by clear distribution maps.
  • Shorebirds
    Peter Hayman, John Marchant, Tony Prater
    ISBN 0713635096 / Publisher: Christopher Helm
    A review of the whole family of waders.
  • Seabirds: An Identification Guide
    Peter Harrison
    ISBN 0709912072 / Publisher: Croom Helm
  • Estuary Birds of Britain and Ireland
    A.J. Prater
    ISBN 0856610291 / Publisher: A & C Black
  • A Coloured Key to the Wildfowl of the World
    Peter Scott
    ISBN 0854930132 / Publisher: HF & G Witherby
  • The Natural History of Britain and Northern Europe – Coasts and Estuaries
    Richard Barnes, Editors James Ferguson-Lees and Bruce Campbell
    ISBN: Unknown/ Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • Ecology of Salt Marshes and Sand Dunes
    D.S. Ranwell
    ISBN 0412105004 / Publisher: Chap. & H
  • Modern Wildfowling
    Eric Begbie
    ISBN 1853101559 / Publisher: Swan Hill Press
  • The History of Wildfowling
    John Marchington
    ISBN 0713620536 / Publisher: Black
  • The Wildfowler in Scotland
    J.G. Millais
    ISBN / Publisher Unknown
  • Fowler in Ireland
    Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey
    ISBN 0907069312 / Publisher: Ashford Press
  • Complete Book of Game Conservation
    Charles Coles, Ed.
    ISBN 0214200426 / Publisher: Barrie & Jenkins
  • Shotgun Markmanship
    P. Stanbury and G.L. Carlisle
    ISBN / Publisher Unknown
  • Gundog Training
    Keith Erlandson
    ISBN 1853104981 / Publisher: Swan Hill Press
    A guide for the novice trainer.
  • Ferret and Ferreting Handbook
    James McKay
    ISBN 1852237724 / Publisher: The Crowood Press
    Aimed at all ferret enthusiasts, this instructional handbook covers stock selection, housing, feeding, breeding and working. Both rabbiting and ratting are discussed in detail, including choice of equipment and how to keep within the law. The book ends with a selection of rabbit recipes.
  • Sunday Roast: The Complete Guide to Cooking and Carving
    Clarissa Dickson Wright and Johnny Scott
    ISBN 0755310128 / Publisher: Headline
    Sunday lunch, with a splendid joint of roast meat, fowl or fish, plenty of vegetables and crisp potatoes is something many people relish. But how to do it properly? Here, Clarissa Dickson Wright, of “Two Fat Ladies” acclaim, offers expert guidance on the traditional meal with both familiar and new recipes, together with useful tips. Johnny Scott, her companion in countryside matters, is a master of the carving knife. He shows, through clear step-by-step illustrations, just how to carve and serve joints of beef, lamb and pork and other meats and the birds and fish that may also grace the Sunday table.
  • The Game Cook
    Carolyn Little
    ISBN 1861261586 / Publisher: The Crowood Press
    Game is no longer available only to those who shoot it, but has become widely accessible through game dealers, supermarkets and other high street outlets. The aim of this book is to reveal its versatility to the less experienced game cook and to provide many easy-to-follow recipes. It covers all the major game species – pheasant, grouse, woodpigeon, venison, rabbit, hare, snipe, woodcock and blackcock. It provides details on preparation and storage, and offers ideas for accompaniments to game dishes, including dressings, sauces and stuffings.

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