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Arrivals and Rivals - A Birding Oddity: A Year of Competitive Twitching

Arrivals and Rivals - A Birding Oddity: A Year of Competitive Twitching

by Adrian M . Riley (Author)

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    Paperback 2004

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Synopsis

Birding is becoming one of the fastest growing outdoor activities, especially in the UK. Adrian Riley provides with his book entertaining and highly illuminating insights into the obsessions - and passions - when he set out to become the nationally recognised 'Birder of the Year'. Here is a classic tale, set amidst the beautiful British countryside, involving a rivalry so strong that all else is forgotten - save the birds and the desire to see them, despite the many costs both mentally and physically. The second revised edition (Arrivals and Rivals - A duel for the winning bird, ISBN-13: 978-0954334796) has a stunning new cover, more colour photos and an extra chapter on how to prepare for such adventures.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 165
 Edition: First
 Publisher: Brambleby Books
Published: 01 Jan 2004
ISBN 10: 0954334760
ISBN 13: 9780954334765

Media Reviews
Twitching is full of highs and lows and this book focuses much on the emotional experiences of year listing rather than detailed discussions about the birds seen. Keith Betton, British Birds, June 2005
Author Bio
Adrian Riley was born in Telford, Shropshire and spent much of his working life at Rothamsted, the agricultural research station in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, where he pursued a professional career in entomology. On retiring early in 2000, he turned his energies to ornithology, more especially birding. In 2002, he won the Birder of the Year award, having recorded some 380 species that year. Whilst he is the author of several books and other articles on insects, this is his first book on birds.