A joyous celebration of Britain's rich bird life. In Birdland, journalist and lifelong twitcher Jon Gower explores our intimate connection with the bird life around us. From the symphonic song of the wren to the clack of a puffin's beak and from epic migrations to sunset murmurations, birds are commonplace miracles. No wonder they have inspired our artists, writers and songwriters. Whether rare or abundant, Jon Gower visits some of the best places in Britain to watch birds, searching for some species he has always wanted to see such as wryneck, dotterel and barred warbler. But all is not well in Birdland. Gower charts the many changes to Britain's bird life over the last 50 years, as the countryside has seemingly emptied and in many ways fallen silent. He considers the effects of the climate emergency, the decline in biodiversity and warming oceans on birdlife and looks at work being done to mitigate these developments.

But above all it is a celebration of birds and their being, and a call to arms to defend them. As Great Bustards return to our plains and eagles to our mountains, Jon Gower's book examines the future from a bird's-eye view. * Should appeal to RSPB, National Trust, CPRE members and twitchers of all ages. Viewers of Blue Planet and Wild Isles will also find much to enjoy here. * Jon Gower is an exceptional stylist and writes with great erudition and infectious enthusiasm about a subject that has broad appeal. * Jon is a brilliant promoter of his own work. He has a background in journalism and was for some years a BBC arts and media correspondent. He also writes regularly for a range of publications and presents and makes TV and radio programmes for a range of outlets, including several series for BBC Radio 3.

He runs his own arts festival in South Wales. * Jon has excellent connections with literary festivals and has been a Hay Festival fellow. * Because of the national outlook, there are PR opportunities across England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland. * Jon was chosen to write The Story of Wales, published by Penguin to accompany a landmark BBC series broadcast in 2012. Competition: Raptor;H is for Hawk;Rebirding;Birdgirl;Birds and Us;Wintering;Owls of the Eastern Ice;A World on the Wing;Fledgling;In Search of One Last Song;Bird Sense;Swifts and Us;Wild Air. Helen Macdonald;Stephen Rutt;James Macdonald Lockhart;Patrick Galbraith;Tim Dee;Tim Birkhead;Mark Cocker.