I recommend both of Sean Dooley's books, 'The Big Twitch' and 'Anoraks To
Zitting Cisticolas', both very funny. I thought 'The Big Twitch' was slightly
better, but both very enjoyable.
Attenborough's 'The Life Of Birds' is a good book on bird biology in general
and also has some very nice pictures. I also have 'Birdwatching In Australia &
New Zealand' by Ken Simpson and Zoe Wilson, which deals with things like
identification, habitat and equipment for birding with a focus on Austalian &
NZ birds, and I think it's a very useful book, particularly beginners.
Hope that's helpful
Cheers
John Graff
> From: > To: > Date:
> Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:35:13 +1100> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Bird and birding
> books> > Dear all -> > As a rookie birder with limited time , I'm looking for
> well-written books on> birds generally - eg, habits, biology, lifecycles,
> migrations, and the such> - and on birding as a pastime. I gather Dooley's
> book would be a hoot on the> latter.> > I tried to read a book with lots of
> interesting bird info in it a few years> ago, but it was written in such a
> dull and pedestrian style I couldn't> finish it.> > What is good out there?>
> > I'm also not averse to well-written web-pages.> > Thanks in advance> >
> Cheers> > Gordon
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