{"product_id":"9781783965045","title":"The Seafarers : A Journey Among Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): N\/A, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 04\/06\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 288 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Elliott \u0026amp; Thompson Limited,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Elliott \u0026amp; Thompson Limited,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Oceans \u0026amp; seas, Wildlife: birds \u0026amp; birdwatching\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781783965045\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe British Isles are remarkable for their extraordinary seabird life: spectacular gatherings of charismatic Arctic terns, elegant fulmars and stoic eiders, to name just a few.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Often found in the most remote and dramatic reaches of our shores, these colonies are landscapes shaped not by us but by the birds. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2015, Stephen Rutt escaped his hectic, anxiety-inducing life in London for the bird observatory on North Ronaldsay, the most northerly of the Orkney Islands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn thrall to these windswept havens and the people and birds that inhabit them, he began a journey to the edges of Britain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e From Shetland, to the Farnes of Northumberland, down to the Welsh islands off the Pembrokeshire coast, he explores the part seabirds have played in our history and what they continue to mean to Britain today. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Seafarers is the story of those travels: a love letter, written from the rocks and the edges, for the salt-stained, isolated and ever-changing lives of seabirds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis beguiling book reveals what it feels like to be immersed in a completely wild landscape, examining the allure of the remote in an over-crowded world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35022893416601,"sku":"9781783965045","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781783965045.jpg?v=1602536081","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781783965045","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}