Great British Birding Experiences

Product Description

Until now there has not been a book available which explores the best birding experiences that the UK has to offer. Expert birder Dan Brown knows exactly what makes other people with an interest in birds tick
- whether it is watching a single charismatic bird in flight, finding something out of the ordinary, or witnessing a true avian spectacle. In Great British Birding Experiences Dan has compiled a ` Top 40` list of the very best that the country has to offer. These experiences vary, from watching huge congregations of geese or waders, spending a night in a petrel or shearwater colony, to getting up early to listen to the dawn chorus & watching skydancing Hen Harriers. The month-by-month calendar approach makes it easy for the reader to dip into the book & find out what the key spectacles they should be looking for are at any time of year. Locator maps & a gazetteer make it easy to locate sites. The United Kingdom is incredibly fortunate to be home to an amazing network of conservation bodies, protected areas, & a plethora of birds in a compact & highly varied country. Every year birds descend from all parts of the world: Brent Geese & Turnstones from Canada, Swallows & Sandwich Terns from South Africa, Sooty Shearwaters from the South Atlantic, Lesser Whitethroats from India & Rednecked Phalaropes from the coast of South America. The UK really is an international hub of bird activity, & never have birds & wildlife in general been so accessible to the masses. With this unique book as your guide it is possible for readers to experience the incredible sights & wonders as well.