A Conspiracy of Ravens – A Compendium of Collective Nouns for Birds

Great gift for a bird lover.

Quirky book full of collective nouns for animals accompanied by Thomas Bewick engravings. If you get the chance go and see the original engravings, Bewick's workshop and birthplace at the National Trust property 'Cherryburn' near Hexham. Really interesting and very friendly staff.

Generally a good black and white read but does not cover all birds, a bit pricey

Sparse info, not really what I was expecting. Just a collective noun on each page,but no explanation or history of the words.

As described and on time, thanks!

although this was bought as a present, I spent an hour looking through it,it was amusing and of course educational.

Very dull. All it is is a list of different terms - one per page. No explanation, background or even commentary. Dunno why Mr. Oddie put his name to it.

Wonderful - lovely Bewick illustrations, beautifully put together and very useful for crosswords!