Orison for a Curlew : In Search of a Bird on the Edge of Extinction - Horatio Clare Paperback / softback ' - JOHN LEWIS-STEMPLEFollowing the

' - JOHN LEWIS-STEMPLEFollowing the natural cycle of the year

Inspirational walks on handy

and a warm spot by the fire in a pub in December

'Oh my God the worldbuilding and the mystery

There's no medals

Orison for a Curlew : In Search of a Bird on the Edge of Extinction - Horatio Clare Paperback / softback ' - JOHN LEWIS-STEMPLEFollowing theThe Slender billed Curlew, Numenius tenuirostris, 'the slim beak of the new moon', is one of the world's rarest birds. It once bred in Siberia and wintered in the Mediterranean basin, passing through the wetlands and estuaries of Italy, Greece, the Balkans and Central Asia. Today the Slender billed Curlew exists as a rumour, a ghost species surrounded by unconfirmed sightings and speculation. The only certainty is that it now stands on the brink of