RHS Garden Birds : A pocket guide

Author: Mike Weedon

Birds (ornithology)

Published on 20 August 2026 by Octopus Publishing Group (Mitchell Beazley) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the RHS Pocket Guides' series.

Hardback | 144 pages
152 x 203 x 18 | 360g

This beautifully designed RHS Pocket Guide contains everything you need to identify and support the most common garden birds in the UK. Whether you're watching goldfinches on teasels, or making space for wrens to nest, this guide offers year-round guidance and inspiration for every nature-lover. Along with information on the evolution, biology and behaviour of British birds, the book also contains 50 charmingly illustrated bird profiles and is packed with RHS-approved advice on making bird-friendly spaces in your garden and beyond, making it the perfect companion for your potting bench, sunny garden seat or outdoor ramble.

Part-practical manual and part-celebration of garden birds, this pocket-sized treasure trove is the ideal gift for a nature lover.