Bearded Tit: A Love Story with Feathers

Rory McGrath

ISBN 10: 009192460X / ISBN 13: 9780091924607

Published by Ebury Press, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bearded Tit: A Love Story with Feathers
• Publisher: Ebury Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 009192460X
• ISBN 13: 9780091924607
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Used; Very Good

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Synopsis

A poignant but hilarious journey into the arcane world of birdwatching by one of the most popular names in British comedy, Bearded Tit is Rory McGrath’s story of life among birds. From a Cornish boyhood wandering gorse-tipped cliffs listening to the song of the yellowhammer with his imaginary girlfriend, or drawing gravity-defying jackdaws in class when he should have been applying himself to physics, to quoting the Latin names of birds to give himself a fighting chance with the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. As an adult, or what passes for one, Rory recounts becoming a card-carrying birdwatcher, observing his first skylark—peerless king of the summer sky—while stoned; his repeatedly failed attempts to get up at the crack of dawn like the real twitchers; and his flawed bid to educate his utterly unreconstructed drinking mate Danny in the ways of birding. Rory’s tale is a thoroughly educational, occasionally lyrical, and highly amusing romp through the hidden byways of birdwatching and all its attendant arcane knowledge.

About the Author

Rory McGrath is one of the best-known faces in British comedy, appearing in shows such as Grumpy Old Men, QI, and They Think It’s All Over.