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Be a Birder

Longlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2024

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Be a Birder

By: Hamza Yassin
Narrated by: Hamza Yassin
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About this listen

 Discover the wonderful world of birdwatching with wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin - winner of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing 2022.

Journey along with Hamza as he recounts stories of his birdwatching adventures and shares tips and tricks in this beautifully illustrated guide for beginning birders. With practical advice and personal anecdotes, you will learn how to get started in birdwatching and hone your identification skills to become an experienced twitcher.

Whether you need a companion on your next expedition or simply wish to dip in and out as you learn more, Be a Birder is fit for every purpose, and encourages us all to discover the joy of birdwatching. Inside you will learn how to quickly identify birds, what different bird behaviour means, the most useful birding equipment to take and the best places to see the most exciting birds, wherever you are.

Whether you're spotting common garden birds or hoping to catch sight of the more obscure, Be a Birder invites us all to stop, step outside and listen, and open our eyes to the beauty of these incredible creatures. With Hamza as your guide, you will be able to build your birdwatching confidence and push yourself further afield to find new feathered wonders.

(p) 2023 Octopus Publishing Group©2023 Hamza Yassin Animals Biological Sciences Birdwatching Outdoors & Nature Science

Critic reviews

He is a delight and joy personified (Marian Keyes)
Set to become BBC's next David Attenborough
Brings a little bit of joy to us all
All stars
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Told with passion and insight, thank you for making this book so accessible yet informative. Always loved birds but knew very little, now I feel I have a great starting to point to learn more. Would highly recommend. Thank you.

Engaging and inspiring

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Really enjoyed this, informative and interesting. Lots of descriptive information. I would now like a paper copy

Really interesting listen

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This book was amazing, I love birds and to have them talked about by someone so obviously passionate was lovely. Hamza gas a very calming reading voice as well. I loved this so much I have brought the physical book as well!!!

Amazing

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