Useful Reading
Interested in becoming a wildlife rehabilitator? These books and written guides are a great place to start, or are useful to have on hand for reference.
Birds
A Beginner's Guide to Rearing Wild Birds
by Samantha Bedford
Handfeeding and Raising Baby Birds
by Matthew M. Vriends
Laurie J Gage
Hand-rearing parrots and other birds
Rosemary Low
by Julie Rach Mancini & Gary A. Gallerstein
All Wildlife
St Tiggywinkles Wildcare Handbook: First Aid and Care for Wildlife
by Les Stocker
by Les Stocker
First Aid for Wildlife (Basic Care for Birds & Mammals) (Basic Care for Birds and Mammals)
by Irene Ruth
BSAVA Manual of Wildlife Casualties (BSAVA British Small Animal Veterinary Association)
by Elizabeth Mullineaux and Emma Keeble
Healers of the Wild: Rehabilitating Injured and Orphaned Wildlife
by Shannon K Jacobs
The Road to Release: A beginner’s guide to wildlife rehabilitation
by Annette M King
Wildlife Medicine and Rehabilitation (Self-Assessment Colour Review)
by Anna Meredith & Emma Keeble
Wildlife Rehabilitation: Basic Life Support
by Nancy A Schwartz
Wildlife Search and Rescue: A Guide for First Responders
by Rebecca Dmytryk
Veterinary Parasitology: Reference Manual
by William J Foreyt
Hedgehogs
by Kay Elizabeth Bullen, Keith Jones
The Natural Hedgehog (Care for Wildlife Series)
by Lenni Sykes (Author), Jane Durrant, Pip Morgan, Virginia McKenna
Biology & Anatomy
Manual of Ornithology: Avian Structure and Function
by Noble Proctor
The Inner Bird: Anatomy & Evolution
by Gary W. Kaiser
by Graham Scott
Introduction to Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology Textbook
by Victoria Aspinall, Melanie Cappello
by Irby J. Lovette, John W. Fitzpatrick
Under the Microscope: Microscope Use and Pathogen Identification in Birds and Reptiles
Danny Brown
Bird Identification
Collins Life-Size Birds: The Only Guide to Show British Birds at their Actual Size
Paul Sterry
A guide to identifying UK Nestlings & Fledglings
Samantha Bedford
What's that Bird? The Simplest ID Guide Ever
by DK
Britain's Birds: An Identification Guide to the Birds of Britain and Ireland
by Rob Hume
Parasitology
Doctor Ross Perry's Bird Poop Book
Dr. Ross Perry
Veterinary Parasitology Reference Manual
William J. Foreyt
Infection Control
Veterinary Infection Prevention and Control
Linda Caveney
Online Reading
Guide to Pigeon & Dove Rescue
https://www.pigeonrescue.co.uk/
Wildlife Rescue UK Facebook Group Guides (what to feed, when to feed, string injuries in birds, etc)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/199964687155599/files/
Care and Treatment of Sick & Injured Hedgehogs
http://www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/leaflets/L8-Care-and-Treatment.pdf
The Rehabber Store, downloadable guides (£1 each)
https://www.therehabberstore.co.uk/shop?Collection=Guides+%26+Books
Hand-rearing of Mice & Voles
http://wildpro.twycrosszoo.org/S/00Man/MammalHusbandryTechniques/UKMHusbIndTech/HR_M_Mice.htm
Hand-rearing foxes
http://wildpro.twycrosszoo.org/S/00Man/MammalHusbandryTechniques/UKMHusbIndTech/HR_M_Foxes.htm
Hand-rearing Mice & Rats (domestic, but applicable to wild)
http://www.afrma.org/orphanrm.htm
RSPCA Guide to Housing of Mice & Rats
RSPCA Guide to Housing of Pigeons