
The Return of the Oystercatcher
Saving Birds to Save the Planet
Scott Weidensaul(Author)
Picador (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 15. April 2027
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-0350-1654-9 (ISBN)
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A joyful, life-affirming celebration of recovery. We need to hear about these miracles. We need to know we can do it, if we try! -- Isabella Tree, author of <i>Wilding</i> A gutsy ornithologist and a gifted writer . . . and a particularly hopeful and timely message for all of us. -- Noah Strycker, author of <i>Birding Without Borders</i> Compelling and compulsive - Weidensaul's elegant writing offers much needed hope for nature restoration. -- Jack Cornish, author of <i>The Lost Paths</i> At a time of doom and gloom, this fascinating book is a reminder of what is being done to save the world's birds - and by doing so, save us - from America's finest nature writer. -- Stephen Moss, author of <i>Ten Birds That Changed the World</i>More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 130 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0350-1654-9 (9781035016549)
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E-Book
04/2026
Picador
€19.49
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Person
Scott Weidensaul is one of the most respected natural history writers in the US, and the author of nearly thirty books, including The Return of the Oystercatcher. He is an active field researcher specializing in bird migration and co-director of Project Owlnet. He also co-directs Project SNOWstorm, studying the migration of snowy owls. He has received numerous awards, including the Audubon Award for Environmental Writing, and has been honoured as a prestigious fellow of the American Ornithological Society. Weidensaul is a highly sought-after speaker at universities, museums and birding festivals. His book Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere with Migratory Birds was a Pulitzer Prize finalist.