A Bad Birdwatcher’s Companion

Simon Barnes is one of Britain’s leading bird writers and humorists. His weekly column in the Times, his essays for the RSPB magazine, and his two books on bad bird-watching have made him one of the characters of the bird world. In A Bad Birdwatcher’s Companion, Barnes reads his own illuminating introductions to the fifty main birds of Britain, supported by the distinguishing bird song of each species. He not only gives helpful identifying features, but enriches them with whimsical observations on their characters and tendencies. This delightful text is superbly presented by the author himself.