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Books: Bill's Birding & Nature Books

 
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Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book

Author: Bill Oddie

 

Hardcover Edition

Published by Eyre Methuen Ltd on October 2, 1980

ISBN: 0413478203

160 pages

 

Paperback Edition

Published by Methuen Paperbacks on March 11, 1982

ISBN: 0413494802

150 pages

 

Reissue Softcover Edition

Published by Robson Books in 1995

ISBN: 0860519597

150 pages

 

A humorous book by Bill Oddie about birdwatching and birdwatchers.  Bill wrote a new introduction for the 1995 reissue.

 

 

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The Big Bird Race


Authors: Bill Oddie and David Tomlinson

 

Paperback

Published by Collins in 1983

ISBN: 0002190532

160 pages

 

From the book’s back cover: “It’s East Anglia in May 1983.  There are two teams, each containing four of the country’s top birders.  David Tomlinson leads the dedicated and organized Country Life men.  On the other side are Bill Oddie and the Fauna and Flora Preservation Society team, laid-back and confident.  Their goal…to win The Big Bird Race by seeing and/or hearing more kinds of bird in 24 hours than their opponents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Gone Birding


Author: Bill Oddie

 

Hardcover

Published by Methuen in September 1983

ISBN: 0413518604

180 pages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bird Watching for the Under Tens  

Author: Bill Oddie

 

Hardcover 

Published by George Philip Limited[ljm1]  on September 26, 1991

ISBN: 0540012440

48 pages

 

A guide for young birdwatchers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bill Oddie’s Colouring Guide to Birds

 

Written and illustrated by Bill Oddie

 

Published by Pan Books Ltd on January 11, 1991.

ISBN: 033031601X

32 pages

 

The best description comes from the back cover – “Bill Oddie has chosen 14 well-known birds, common in the town and country, for this bird-watching guide with a difference.  Each entry includes a full colour photograph, lots of fascinating facts about the bird’s habits and Bill Oddie’s own tips on how to spot them.  And then it’s over to you to colour in the sketches!”

 

 

 

 

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Follow That Bird!: Around the World With a Passionate Bird-Watcher

 

Author: Bill Oddie

 

Hardcover Edition

Published by Robson Books on May 1, 1996

ISBN: 0860519198

172 pages

 

Paperback Edition

Published by Robson Books; New Ed edition on September 1, 1997

ISBN: 1861050887

172 pages

 

Bill’s tales of his adventures in birdwatching in places such as Morocco, the Scilly Isles, Shetland, Ireland, India and Papua New Guinea.

 

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Bird in the Nest

Author:s Bill Oddie and Peter Holden

 

Hardcover Edition

Published by Robson Books in 1995

ISBN: 086051983X

146 pages

 

Paperback Edition

Published by Robson Books on April 1, 1997

ISBN: 1861050399

142 pages

 

The story behind the 1994 BBC television series which featured live broadcasts direct from a hide.

 

 
 

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Birding with Bill Oddie

Authors: Bill Oddie and Stephen Moss

 

Paperback

Published by BBC Consumer Publishing on February 13, 1997

ISBN: 0563387483

224 pages

 

A book to accompany the tv series of the same name.  This is intended to be a practical guide to birdwatching.  The first part deals with the techniques, the second part tries to describe the enjoyment of birdwatching.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

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Hardcover Edition

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Softcover Edition

Birdwatching with Bill Oddie

Author: Bill Oddie

 

Hardcover Edition

Published by Macmillan Press Ltd on April 7, 1988 ISBN: 0333466683

202 pages

 

Paperback Edition

Published by Macmillan Publishers Ltd on April 27, 1989 ISBN: 0333466691

200 pages

 

A practical guide to better birdwatching.  The book tries to either answer birdwatchers' questions or to help them find solutions for themselves.  In addition, it tells about some of Bill’s experiences as a long-time birdwatcher.

 

 

 

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Bill Oddie's Birds of Britain

Author: Bill Oddie

 

Hardcover Edition

Published by New Holland Publishers, Ltd. On April 1, 1999

ISBN: 1853688983

240 pages

 

Paperback Edition

Published by New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd on February 1, 2001

ISBN: 1853684880

 
 
 
 
 
 

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Bill Oddie's Gripping Yarns: Tales of Birds & Birding

Author: Bill Oddie

 

Paperback

Published by Christopher Helm (Publishers) Ltd on May 1, 2000

ISBN: 0713652683

224 pages

 

From the back cover: “Here are over 60 of Bill Oddie’s tales of the ups, downs, highs, lows and thrills and spills of birding, from nefarious childhood ‘egging’ to fully fledged twitching – and much more besides. 

 

Most of the stories are taken from the last five years’ of Bill’s regular monthly column in Birdwatch magazine, and cover such diverse subjects as bird racing in Hong Kong to a birder’s dietary requirements.  Often ‘cut to fit’ the available space in Birdwatch, the stories now appear in their original form, and are complemented by Bill’s own drawings.”

 

 

 

 

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Bill Oddie’s Introduction to Birdwatching

Author: Bill Oddie

 

Hardcover

Published by New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd on February 28, 2002

ISBN: 1859748945

 

144 pages  A book for novice birdwatchers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bill Oddie's How To Watch Wildlife

by Bill Oddie, Stephen Moss and Fiona Pitcher

 

Hardcover

Published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd on July 30, 2005

ISBN: 0007184557

192 pages

 

A month-by-month guide watching wildlife including tips on the best times and places to see certain animals, simple ways of identifying different species, practical advice on equipment & clothing to take on your trip, etc. 

 

 

 

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Springwatch and Autumnwatch

by Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King

Hardcover Edition

Published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd on April 2, 2007

ISBN: 978 0007 247066 

256 pages

 

Paperback Edition

Published by Collins Publishers Ltd on June 2, 2008

ISBN: 978-0007285105

256 pages

 

 

 

 

 

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