Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to British Birds

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What most people don’t know is that he loves all things about the natural world and is a massive fan of birds in particular. It’s not an in-depth guide by any stretch of the imagination, but an entertaining book for a short read (I read it ona coach journey in under 2 hours), or to dip into. The prose is as charming as it is informative, with the sort of conversational flourishes you might hope for from a comedian. He is perhaps most well known for his live shows, including Larks in Transit, Qualmpeddler, Limboland, and The Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra.

uk/landing-page/quercus/quercus-company-information/">The data controller is Quercus Editions Ltd. Bill Bailey is an experienced birdwatcher and effortlessly throws in some interesting facts along the way. I’m a miserable person, really, but both Bill Bailey and Ross Noble can reduce me to tears of laughter. Bill Bailey's wonderfully charming and informative book on the birds he loves is now available as a handy, easy-to-carry pocket paperback.

Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). It is titled after his 2009 live show Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide To The Orchestra, which was also factual. The company's non-fiction publisher, Katy Follain says: " Bill Bailey is internationally renowned as a supremely gifted comedian. Bill's usuall wit, interjects his own sketches and observations, in a scrapbook style of presentation. Bill Bailey has crafted a simple, and easy-to-read, list of popular (and some not-so-popular) birds that live in, or frequent, the British Isles.

But there are more obscure species, too, such as the red-throated diver, a seasonal visitor to the very north of Scotland, the rare osprey (‘The black stripe over its eye lends it a rakish, villainous demeanour, like some sort of international bird of mystery, which, in a way, it is. If you’ve zero interest in out feathered friends, though, the comic elements probably won’t be enough to warrant a purchase.

Alongside music and stand-up, one of Bailey's favorite pastimes is birdwatching, which he has been doing since he was a child in the West Country. And he makes some argument that they shouldn’t just be considered nuisances, and deserve to be appreciated as much as any other natural creature.

Registered office address: Unit 34 Vulcan House Business Centre, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EF. The paperback pocket version is pretty small but doesn't lose its charm without a hardback and it's small enough to take out and about.

Normally so he can share an anecdote about the time he spotted one, stories which clearly bring him great glee. Trading Address (Warehouse) Unit E, Vulcan Business Complex, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EB. When watching Bill perform live I’ve always thought he was very birdlike, he always seems wide-eyed and a bit twitchy.