TheFSC Owls and owl pellets guideis two guides in one.

• A field guide to adult owls.
• A guide to investigating owl pellets.

It features beautiful colour paintings of the 5 owls living in the wild in Britain and Ireland. Owls are shown both perched and in flight.

Of course owls are not the only birds which produce pellets. So as well as illustrations and descriptions of the pellets produced by each species of owl, the guide shows how to distinguish pellets produced by other birds (kestrel, sparrowhawk, gull and corvids). There is a systematic identification key to the contents of owl pellets. Within a pellet you might find complete skulls, jaws, teeth and other smaller bones.

Accompanying text on the reverse side covers taxonomy of owls, their adaptations for hunting, food chains and conservation status. A summary table gives further useful identification hints for each species, including body length, wingspan, call, habitat, UK breeding range, main prey and conservation status. The authors have suggested where to look for pellets and how they can be prepared and dissected.

The FSC Owls guide was produced in partnership with theHawk and Owl Trust.