The First Ladybird Book of British Birds #3 – The Robin
I’m leafing through this 1950s Ladybird book when I come across the page for the Robin: Everyone knows the Robin Redbreast At …
The First Ladybird Book of British Birds – #2 The Wren
I’m currently reading the Ladybird Book of British Birds and their nests from the 1950s. Times have changed: It says: The Wren …
The First Ladybird Book of British Birds #1 – The Yellowhammer
During January I’ll be exploring this 1950s Ladybird book of British Birds and their nests to see what’s changed in the last …
The Second Ladybird Book of British Birds #18 – The Heron
I’ve turned to the double-page spread in The Second Ladybird Book of British Birds and their nests on The Heron: It says: …
The Second Ladybird Book of British Birds #17 – The Mallard
What’s changed for the Mallard since this 1950s Ladybird book?
The Second Ladybird Book of British Birds #16 – The Little Grebe
The Little Grebe is a water bird and is often called the Dabchick. It likes still water or slow flowing rivers, and …
The Second Ladybird Book of British Birds #15 – The Puffin
The Puffin is a little bird with a funny face, and a big beak striped like pyjamas.
The Second Ladybird Book of British Birds #14 – The Kestrel
Leafing through The Second Ladybird Book of British Birds and their nests I come to the page on The Kestrel: It says: …
The Second Ladybird Book of British Birds #13 – The Turnstone
Here’s the double-page spread on The Turnstone from The Ladybird Book of British Birds and their nests: The book is entitled ‘British …
The Second Ladybird Book of British Birds #12 – The Great Spotted Woodpecker
This handsome bird lives on the edges of woods, in orchards and large gardens. That’s what The Second Ladybird Book of British …
The Second Ladybird book of British Birds #11 – The Treecreeper
“The Tree-Creeper is a little bird with a long, curved beak and quite a long tail.” So says The Second Ladybird book of British Birds and their nests.
The Second Ladybird book of British Birds #10 – The Pheasant
Pheasants then and now.
The Second Ladybird book of British Birds #9 – The Nuthatch
Nuthatches in the 1950s and Nuthatches now.
The Second Ladybird book of British Birds #8 – The Lapwing
Here’s a Lapwing in a Ladybird book from 1955. Is what it says still true?
The Second Ladybird book of British Birds #7 – The Chiffchaff
The Chiff Chaff – 60 years ago and now.
The Second Ladybird Book of British Birds #6 – The Great Tit
In 1955 this is what my Ladybird book had to say about the Great Tit: Is it still true?: The Great Tit …
The Second Ladybird Book of British Birds #5 – The Jackdaw
If Jackdaws could talk, what would they say to us?
The Second Ladybird Book of British Birds #4 – The Greenfinch
Here’s the page on The Greenfinch from The Ladybird book of British Birds and their Nests from 1955 from my continuing Ladybird …
The Second Ladybird Book of British Birds #3 – The Chaffinch
How are Chaffinches doing 60 years after this Ladybird book?
The Second Ladybird Book of British Birds #2 – The Swallow
Since this Ladybird book was published we’ve been to the moon, we’ve entered the computer age, there’s been huge urbanisation, the human population has more than doubled and we’ve caused mass destruction of habitat and extinction of species. What’s happened to Swallows in that time?
The Second Ladybird Book of British Birds #1 – The Hedge Sparrow
What has changed since this Ladybird book was published in the 1950s?