Ed Drewitt has been collecting feathers and skulls since he was seven years old and studying the diet of urban peregrines for over twenty years. He has a good eye for identifying even the tiniest of feathers and has learnt which body parts we are most likely to find after a raptor has fed.

It is certainly interesting to see the resultant feathers and other remains, and, from that to be able to use this book to see the bird breakfast some passing sparrowhawk or peregrine has had... A welcome addition to serious birders’ bookshelves.

• Introduction Finding and identifying raptor prey remains --Where to begin --Who’s been at work? A mammal or bird predator? --Signs of predation --Visiting regular prey sites --Collecting safely --Working out how many individuals of species you have --Building up a reference collection and protecting from insects --What clues do different raptors leave behind? --Other resources for identifying prey --My own story – learning my feathers and identifying peregrine prey Parts of a bird Glossary Prey species

Ed Drewitt has been collecting feathers and skulls since he was seven years old and studying the diet of urban peregrines for over twenty years. He has a good eye for identifying even the tiniest of feathers and has learnt which body parts we are most likely to find after a raptor has fed.

It is certainly interesting to see the resultant feathers and other remains, and, from that to be able to use this book to see the bird breakfast some passing sparrowhawk or peregrine has had... A welcome addition to serious birders’ bookshelves.

• Introduction Finding and identifying raptor prey remains --Where to begin --Who’s been at work? A mammal or bird predator? --Signs of predation --Visiting regular prey sites --Collecting safely --Working out how many individuals of species you have --Building up a reference collection and protecting from insects --What clues do different raptors leave behind? --Other resources for identifying prey --My own story – learning my feathers and identifying peregrine prey Parts of a bird Glossary Prey species

Ed Drewitt has been collecting feathers and skulls since he was seven years old and studying the diet of urban peregrines for over twenty years. He has a good eye for identifying even the tiniest of feathers and has learnt which body parts we are most likely to find after a raptor has fed.

It is certainly interesting to see the resultant feathers and other remains, and, from that to be able to use this book to see the bird breakfast some passing sparrowhawk or peregrine has had... A welcome addition to serious birders’ bookshelves.

• Introduction Finding and identifying raptor prey remains --Where to begin --Who’s been at work? A mammal or bird predator? --Signs of predation --Visiting regular prey sites --Collecting safely --Working out how many individuals of species you have --Building up a reference collection and protecting from insects --What clues do different raptors leave behind? --Other resources for identifying prey --My own story – learning my feathers and identifying peregrine prey Parts of a bird Glossary Prey species