The Return of the Oystercatcher by Scott Weidensaul - ISBN: 9781035016518
Hardcover
Hope takes flight: groundbreaking efforts are saving our feathered friends.

The Return of the Oystercatcher

Saving Birds to Save the Planet

$48.04

  • Hardcover

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    28 April 2026

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Summary

From the New York Times bestselling author

Around the world, birds have been struggling to survive. But the tide is turning. This is a story about optimism.

‘A master storyteller’ - The Guardian ‘Weidensaul is a superb guide to the winged marvels that share our planet’ - Diane Ackerman, author of The Zookeeper’s Wife

Across the world, scientists, conservationists and ordinary people are involved in groundbreaking work to restore billions of lost birds. Together they’re…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781035016518
ISBN-10:1035016516
Author:Scott Weidensaul
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Picador
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:28 April 2026
Weight:654g
Dimensions:42mm x 241mm x 163mm
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Critics Review

A joyful, life-affirming celebration of recovery. We need to hear about these miracles. We need to know we can do it, if we try! – Isabella Tree, author of WildingA gutsy ornithologist and a gifted writer … and a particularly hopeful and timely message for all of us. – Noah Strycker, author of Birding Without BordersCompelling and compulsive - Weidensaul’s elegant writing offers much needed hope for nature restoration. – Jack Cornish, author of The Lost PathsAt a time of doom and gloom, this fascinating book is a reminder of what is being done to save the world’s birds - and by doing so, save us - from America’s finest nature writer. – Stephen Moss, author of Ten Birds That Changed the World

About The Author

Scott Weidensaul

Scott Weidensaul is one of the most respected natural history writers in the US and the author of nearly thirty books. He is an active field researcher specializing in bird migration, co-director of Project Owlnet, and co-directs Project SNOWstorm, studying the migration of snowy owls. He has received numerous awards, including the Audubon Award for Environmental Writing, and has been honored as a prestigious fellow of the American Ornithological Society. Weidensaul is a highly sought-after speaker at universities, museums, and birding festivals. His book Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere with Migratory Birds was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. The Return of the Oystercatcher is his latest book.

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