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Stephen Message is one of the UK's foremost bird artists as well as an experienced birdwatcher. He studied Graphic Design, then specialised in natural history illustration at Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and has worked as a freelance artist ever since. Stephen has twice been runner up for the Bird Illustrator of the Year, and he was also the runner up for the Birdwatch Artist of the Year in 2017. Stephen has illustrated many books in his career, including Waders of Europe, Asia and North America, Bill Oddie's Birds of Britain and Ireland and the Field Guide to the Birds of South-East Asia. Marianne Taylor is a freelance writer, illustrator, photographer and editor. Since taking the plunge as a freelancer in 2007, Marianne has written more than 25 books for adults and children on a range of natural history subjects, including RSPB Garden Birds, RSPB British Birds of Prey, RSPB Seabirds and The Way of the Hare. A passion for all wildlife, but especially birds, has always been a driving force in Marianne's life.
Ideal for taking with you wherever you are […] every casual birder should have one. -- John Miles * Bird Watching * Excellent. -- Stephen Moss This small book packs quite a punch … it’s nice to think [it] might be found in car glove boxes, jacket pockets and thousands of rucksacks across the UK. -- Steve Willis * British Trust for Ornithology * Like a condensed version of the RSPB’s excellent Handbook of British Birds, this will be especially useful for the improving birder! -- Steve Willis * British Trust for Ornithology *
