Arrivals and Rivals: A Duel for the Winning Bird - Softcover

Adrian M. Riley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0954334795 ISBN 13: 9780954334796

Publisher: Brambleby Books, 2007

Synopsis

Birding is becoming one of the fastest growing outdoor activities, especially in the UK. In this book, Adrian Riley provides 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. This is the 2nd edition of the bestseller Arrivals and Rivals - A Birding Oddity with a stunning new 'Firebird' cover, more colour photos and an extra chapter on how to prepare for such fantastic, madcap adventures.

About this title

About the Author

Adrian Riley was born in Birmingham, grew up in 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brambleby Books
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0954334795
• ISBN 13: 9780954334796
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184