COMPETITION

I have been given three copies of "How To Be A (Bad) Birdwatcher" by Simon Barnes to give away as competition prizes on this site. The books came from Pamela Mullin, the publicist for the book for which I am grateful.

"HOW TO BE A (BAD) BIRDWATCHER" by Simon Barnes, a witty and inspiring exploration of how birdwatching has enriched his life and how it can enrich yours.  Barnes is the award-winning chief sports-writer for The Times of London.  He is the author of a number of books on wildlife, conservation, and travel, as well as three novels.  He is also the beloved and controversial columnist for Birds magazine, a publication of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.  He lives in England. Throughout "HOW TO BE A (BAD) BIRDWATCHER" Barnes draws on writers from Woody Allen to John Keats to Orhan Pamuk while humorously recounting his favorite birdwatching adventures from England to Asia—emphasizing the pleasure of this passionate pastime and the joy of sharing it with others. Says Barnes, “Birdwatching embraces both halves of our natural desire for contradiction.  It brings us enhanced enjoyment of the ordinary, the easy, and the safe, and it brings us moments of high drama and gratification and dangerous delight.  Rather like life, really.  And that is what bad birdwatching is all about.”

HOW TO BE A (BAD) BIRDWATCHER by Simon Barnes - Pantheon Books - May 10, 2005 / $17.95 ISBN: 0-375-42355-9
http://www.randomhouse.com/pantheon/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780375423550

To win a copy of the book just answer the following three questions. The answers can be found on the site.

Send your answers to comp(at)surfbirder.com (replace (at) with @, this will avoid a load of Spam being posted there) together with your name and postal address. The winners will be chosen at random by a third party after the closing date of 31st July 2005. Webmasters decision is final.

Q1. Which Gloucester player scored a try for England against Italy in the last 6-Nations championship? Answer-Andy Hazell

Q2. Which is the odd-one out and why Pallas's Sandgrouse, Little Bustard, Slender-billed Gull and White's Thrush? Answer - Slender-billed Gull - not on the Glos List

Q3. Where would you find Britain's only Monk Parakeet flock? Answer - Borehamwood

The competition is now closed - the winners are Keith Williams, Terry Fenton and Rob Phillips.