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'A magisterial diary for bird lovers.' Observer
WINNER - BOOK OF THE YEAR - East Anglian Book Awards 2023
The Telegraph
As seen on BBC Winterwatch 2023
'Honest, human and heart-grabbing. I loved this book so much.' Sophie Pavelle, author of Forget Me Not
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All the wonders of the thousands of geese that fly through the winter across the enormous Norfolk skies, baggy fields, and marshes are here.
Acheson spent lockdown cycling furiously along the coast on his mother’s old red pushbike following the pinkfeet and many other species of geese, describing his great love affair with them.
On his epic journey, he talks to ecologists, farmers, birders, and scientists. He writes with an encyclopaedic knowledge, uncontrolled passion, and great vulnerability.
From Caroline's list on capturing the magic of Norfolk, UK.
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