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A Bad Birdwatcher's Companion - or a personal introducion to Britain's 50 most obvious birds - cover

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A Bad Birdwatcher's Companion - or a personal introducion to Britain's 50 most obvious birds

Simon Barnes

Publisher: Short Books

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Few books are more intimidating than a conventional field guide. There are simply too many birds in them. This book introduces the reader to Britain's most obvious birds. But it does more than that: it also explains them. It explains the way different birds do different things, eat different food, sing different songs and live different lives, and it explains why they are different. If you are a would-be birdwatcher but don't know where to start, A bad birdwatcher's companion is for you. It will help you understand birdwatching; but, far more important, it will help you begin to understand birds.
Available since: 09/08/2005.

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