RSPB Guide to Birdsong

RSPB Guide to Birdsong

by Adrian Thomas (Author)

Synopsis

Birdsong is one of the greatest and most accessible wildlife pleasures that people can experience, even in urban areas. This brand new book and accompanying CD will help people identify a range of common and charismatic British birds by sound Birdsong is one of the most powerful means of connecting people with nature. Wild sounds in nature have the power to lift people's spirits; they have inspired poets and composers and can evoke time, place and season. Wild sounds can also carry powerful conservation messages - the reduction in birdsong in our countryside is a potent signal and a symbol of the loss of nature. The success of Radio 4's `Tweet of the Day' series speaks to the popularity of and interest in birdsong. The reality, however, is that many people don't understand or recognise what they are listening to in nature. This beautiful, full-colour book and narrated CD of brand new recordings will help people to learn about the sounds and calls of the commonest birds in Britain, and reveal when and why birds make these sounds.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Publisher: Bloomsbury Wildlife
Published: 04 Apr 2019

ISBN 10: 1472955870
ISBN 13: 9781472955876
Book Overview: The first ever RSPB-endorsed audio and print guide to enjoying and understanding the birdsong of Britain's best known bird species.

Author Bio
Adrian Thomas is a lifelong birdwatcher and naturalist, and has worked at the RSPB for fifteen years in a wide variety of roles. After contributing for many years to BirdWatching magazine, his writing now regularly features in Nature's Home and Garden Answers and has also appeared in the Times Literary Supplement. He is the author of three books; RSPB Gardening for Wildlife (1st Edition) (Bloomsbury, 2010), winner of the national Garden Media Guild award; The Birds of Sussex (BTO, 2014); and Best Birdwatching Sites in Sussex (Buckingham Press, 2003).