Book description
Armed with a field guide and a half-decent pair of binoculars,
Charlie Elder travels the length and breadth of the British Isles to
spot forty bird species in serious decline - the UK's Red List. He
looks at why their numbers have fallen, what efforts are being made to
encourage their recoveries and meets experts and enthusiasts who are
working to make a difference.
He also examines just why birds matter in the first place and
considers the role of the birdwatcher - one species that is certainly
not in decline.
Charlie Elder is a journalist. For the last twenty years he has
worked for papers ranging from the
Times of Tonga
in the South Pacific and
Hampstead and Highgate Express
in north London to the
Daily Telegraph
and the
Evening Standard
. He is currently chief sub-editor on
The Herald
in Plymouth. He lives with his wife and two daughters on the edge of
Dartmoor.
