Botusflemming
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Adrian Riley' s "Arrivals and rivals" is a bloody good read. As is anything buy Stephen Moss. Charlie Elderss "while flocks last" is also a cracker.
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FJ I am assuming you mean the DH98 version rather than the irritating 6 legged thing? A truly magnificent machine, I once met RR299 at Duxford after it had flown in from Brough, clicking away, sad it died at Barton (and Hoof Proudfoot with it).
Well I hope the rubbish book is not mine, but will have to take it on the chin if it is I guess - gulp.
Thats my guess...This is a very curious review, not only are the author and title not mentioned but it appears most other birdwatching books are a waste of time.
I look forward to the OP's opus.
In the meantime here is a short list of books about birdwatching that are not a waste of time. One of them got me into birding.... guess which.
Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book
John
Avesjohn, it is interesting that you mention fiction, I am currently toying with that idea but a mystery concerning birdwatching is going to have such a small audience (particularly when they saw I wrote it ;-) that I wonder whether it is really worth the bother.
I read an Ann Cleeves novel which was set in Shetland but that was about it with regard to birdwatching. I didn't enjoy it much either.
I think Ann Cleeves has done it with some success.
Stephen
I wasn't aware any of them were? The one I read was Raven Black I think. Even though I didn't like it much I admire her for writing a novel, it is not for the faint hearted having tried and failed already (8000 words and gave up). I have a bit of a plot but it needs developing and getting the characters right is the most difficult bit for me.