The entire text was reset, the status and distribution accounts were again revised, and the species sorted into the then-current taxonomic order, ending with the buntings. The jacket illustration showed blue tit, coal tit and long-tailed tit, with a great spotted woodpecker on the spine, and was by Norman Arlott.
The text was reworked from scratch, the account records were updated once more, and the species was rearranged into its current taxonomic classification, finishing with the buntings. The jacket illustration featured blue tit, coal tit, and long-tailed tit, accompanied by a great spotted woodpecker on the spine, illustrated by Norman Arlott.