Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear? 200 Birds. 12 Months. 1 Lapsed Birdwatcher

Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear? 200 Birds. 12 Months. 1 Lapsed BirdwatcherAt twelve years old, Lev Parikian was an avid birdwatcher. He was also a fraud, a liar and a cheat. Those lists of birds seen and ticked off? Lies. One hundred and thirty species? More like sixty. Then, when he turned fifty, he decided to right his childhood wrongs. He would go birdwatching again. He would not lie. He would aim to see two hundred British bird species in a year. Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear? is the story of that year, a story about

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