The Hawkwatcher: Adventures Among Birds of Prey in the Wild

Having devoted much of his life to studying hawks in all parts of Britain, Dick Orton recounts some of his experiences, including stories about the ospreys of Speyside, golden eagles of Sutherland, buzzards in Devon, merlins in the Welsh Marches and the rare peregrine falcon. The author is a regular contributor to "The Field" and other ornithological journals. He has written several books including a monograph on merlins.