MEMOIRS OF A HUNTING FALCONER (COME DANCE WITH THE WEST WIND). By Ronnie Moore (with Mike Nicholls).

2022 1st edition. Large 8vo (180 x 248mm). Pp380. Colour and b/w photographs, colour paintings by Andrew Ellis and Mike Donnelly. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Errata slip on imprint page.

Ronnie flew his wild-taken golden eagle "Ailsa" for 28 years, is an experienced grouse hawker, and has flown goshawks for many years. This is his story. Contents include: The author and his ghost. Early Days: Moving on; Field trials and the Duke of Edinburgh; Falconry beginnings; Mort; The British Falconer's Club and the red-naped shaheen; Starsky and the first Topcliffe meeting; British Falconers' Club and Welsh Hawking Club; A new goshawk; Kojak; Badgers, Scotland and an eagle; Beatrice; Ratty; Grouse shoots, the 'Wild Bill' years; BFC Topcliffe Meet; 1979, Midlands International Field Meeting; Telemetry cometh; Bob and Belan; BFC International at Woodhall Spa, 1981; Marilyn; Dorset life; Gloria. Game Hawking, The Beginnings: Alice Nutter, the Witch of Pendle; Nasty Louis; An invitation, off to Lewis; Lada to Lewis and the Callnish Stones; Coco; South Harris adventure; Sea bathing with Alibar; Back to Bleasdale. Ailsa 1, the beginning: Ailsa 2, training begins; Ailsa 3, the cunning plan; Ailsa 4, finally entered; Ailsa 5 all my christmases came at once; Malham, the perfect ground; Blue hare temptations; Perils of flying in Arctic conditions. End of my falconry career, Part 1. End of my falconry career, Part 2. Author's Epilogue.