A Journey Through A Birder's Thoughts is just that; a journey. Be it a twelve month journey around a reservoir in the European birding paradise of Extremadura or a journey through the author's thoughts on all things bird.The author intersperses his colourful and evocative diary notes with magazine articles on species as diverse as the Robin and Griffon Vulture. He has also added opinion pieces to stimulate the reader's own thoughts; from new housing estates for birds through to proposing a solution to the continued persecution of birds of prey, the author wants to get you thinking!Ian Parsons spent twenty years as a Ranger in the UK working with many rare and iconic species before setting up Griffon Holidays, a bird tour company leading trips in the bird rich jewel of Extremadura in Spain. Ian has contributed to many radio and television programmes and writes regularly for Bird Watching magazine.