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The Birdwatcher's Pocket Companion (Hardcover)
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The Birdwatcher's Pocket Companion (Hardcover)
Series: Companion Series
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List price R214
Loot Price R168
Discovery Miles 1 680
You Save R46 (21%)
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This attractive, handy pocket book will appeal to all twitchers,
birders, ornithologists and garden-tickers. There are many species
of birdwatcher, and they're all catered for by this unique book.
From the serious (why vultures are dying out in Asia) to the
bizarre (the parrot that can read minds); the informative (why
waxwings have waxy wings) to the completely ridiculous (the avian
footballing XI, starring Bobby Moorhen and Jimmy Grebes), 'The
Birdwatcher's Pocket Companion' takes the reader through a
veritable aviary of notes, quotes, facts and stats. But this book
doesn't just contain fascinating snippets of information, it also
offers extracts from the finest writing about birds over the
centuries. Gilbert White shares space with Chaucer, while Flora
Thompson nestles up to DH Lawrence. The market for this book is
huge: Britons are birdwatching like never before. The RSPB alone
has over one million members, while sales of garden bird food
topped the GBP100 million mark last year. Of the three leading
newsstand wildlife magazines, two are about birds, and the ratings
for Bill Oddie's recent garden wildlife show, with its particular
focus on birds, topped those of many soap operas.
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