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    The Joy of Birdwatching
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    The Joy of Birdwatching

    By Alan Davies and Ruth Miller

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    About this ebook

    This pocket-sized miscellany, packed with fascinating facts, handy hints, and captivating stories and quotes from the world of birds, is perfect for anyone who knows the incomparable joy of birdwatching.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSummersdale
    Release dateFeb 12, 2015
    ISBN9781783725021
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    The Joy of Birdwatching
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    Alan Davies

    Alan Davies is a self-confessed birding obsessive from North Wales and warden of the RSPB reserve at Conwy. He and his wife dedicated one year of their lives to beating the birder's world record and smashing the seemingly impossible target of 4,000 species in a single calendar year.

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