Stephen Moss's book is the first to trace the history and development of birdwatching on both sides of the Atlantic, from Gilbert White, the country parson who wrote The Natural History of Selborne in the 18th century, through the British servicemen who studied black redstarts from their German prisoner-of-war camp, to today's driven "life-listers" and twisters who think nothing of hurtling the length of the UK by planes, automobiles, and even boats in pursuit of a Grey-Tailed Tattler temporarily landfallen in the Shetland Isles. Both authoritative and readable, A Bird in the Bush is directed at the general reader just as much as the dedicated birder.
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Stephen Moss is the producer of BBC2's Birding with Bill Oddie and Bill Oddie Goes Wild. He also writes the Birdwatch column in the Guardian, and writes regularly for BBC Wildlife and Birdwatching magazines. His other books include How to Birdwatch, Gardening for Birds and Blokes and Birds. He lives in London.
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FOR 'the man who started us all birdwatching', in James Fisher's memorable phrase, we must go back to the middle of the eighteenth century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, Max Nicholson, North America, Gilbert White, James Fisher, Eric Hosking, Bruce Coleman, Richard Fitter, Bill Oddie, James Ferguson-Lees, Roger Tory Peterson, Eagle Clarke, New Naturalist, Guy Mountfort, Birds of the World, Edward Grey, Frank Chapman, Mark Cocker, New York, Queen Victoria, Harry Witherby, Hastings Rarities Affair, Julian Huxley, Middle East, North Africa New!
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FOR 'the man who started us all birdwatching', in James Fisher's memorable phrase, we must go back to the middle of the eighteenth century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, Max Nicholson, North America, Gilbert White, James Fisher, Eric Hosking, Bruce Coleman, Richard Fitter, Bill Oddie, James Ferguson-Lees, Roger Tory Peterson, Eagle Clarke, New Naturalist, Guy Mountfort, Birds of the World, Edward Grey, Frank Chapman, Mark Cocker, New York, Queen Victoria, Harry Witherby, Hastings Rarities Affair, Julian Huxley, Middle East, North Africa New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Field Guide to the Birds; Eastern land and water birds by Roger Tory Peterson on 8 pages
- Gilbert White : Passages from the Natural History of Selborne and Other Writings by Colin (selected by) Campbell on 6 pages
- Natural History of Selbourne (Wordsworth Classic) by Gilbert White on 6 pages
- The Bird Collectors (Natural World) by Barbara Mearns on 6 pages
- Watching Birds by J. & J. Flegg Fisher on 6 pages
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