The following list provides details of the book sources of information relating to the Isles of Scilly Rare Birds.
Clark, J. 1906. Victoria County History of Cornwall (Birds). London.
D'Urban, W. S. M., 1895. The Birds of Devon (2nd ed. incl. Supplement). Porter, London.
Flood, R. L., Hudson, N. & Thomas, B. 2007. Essential Guide to Birds of the Isles of Scilly. Post Box Publications, Isles of Scilly.
Gould, J. 1832-37. The Birds of Europe (5 vols.). London.
Gould, J. 1862-73. The Birds of Great Britain (5 vols.). Privately published.
Harting, J. E. 1872. A Handbook of British Birds. Van Voorst, London.
Harting, J. E. 1880. Rodd's Birds of Cornwall. Trubner & Co., London.
Morris, F. O. 1863-67. History of British Birds (8 vols.). Groombridge, London.
Newman, E. 1866. Montagu's British Birds. Van Voorst, London.
Quick, H. M. 1964. Birds of the Scilly Isles. Bradford Barton, Truro.
Penhallurick, R. D. 1969. The Birds of the Cornish Coast. Bradford Barton.
Penhallurick, R. D. 1978. The Birds of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Headland, Penzance.
Robinson, P. 2003. The Birds of the Isles of Scilly. C. Helm, London.
Ryves, B. H. 1948. Bird Life in Cornwall. Collins, London.
Saunders, D. 1991. Rare Birds of the British Isles. Patrick Stephens, Yeovil.
Saunders, H. 1899. An Illustrated Manual of British Birds (2nd ed.). Van Voorst, London.
Saunders, H. & Clarke, W. E. 1927. Manual of British Birds (3rd ed.). Gurney & Jackson, London.
Seebohm, H. 1883-85. History of British Birds (4 vols.). Porter, London.
Smart, G. 1886. Birds on the British List: Their Title to Enrolment Considered. Porter, London.
Witherby, H. F. 1920-24. A Practical Handbook of British Birds (2 vols.). Witherby & Co., London.
Witherby, H. F., et al. 1938-41, et seq. The Handbook of British Birds. H. F. & G. Witherby, London.
Yarrell, W. 1843-45. A History of British Birds, 2nd ed. (3 vols.). Van Voorst, London.
Yarrell, W. (Newton, A. & Saunders, H.). 1871-85. Yarrell's History of British Birds, 4th ed. (4 vols.). Van Voorst, London.