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  Merilyn Simonds Wednesday 29 November 7pm GMT

  Topic: Louise de Kiriline Lawrence – an extraordinary recluse who changed the way we see birds

  Merilyn started watching birds when she was seven, and she has been a writer for almost as long. Born on the Canadian Prairies, she grew up in Brazil and published her first book at 29. She is now the author of 20 books, published internationally. She writes in a wide variety of genres—literary fiction (such as the novel The Holding, a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice) and creative nonfiction, including the Canadian classic, The Convict Lover, as well as personal essay, memoir, and travel.

  With her husband, author Wayne Grady, she lives in Kingston, Ontario, during spring and summer and in the mountains of central Mexico in the cooler months, enjoying birds in both their breeding and wintering grounds. She watches birds wherever she is and sits on the Board of Directors of the Pelee Island Bird Observatory in Ontario, Canada.

  Her new work —Woman, Watching— is an innovative memoir/biography of Louise de Kiriline Lawrence, an extraordinary recluse who changed the way we see birds.

  Margaret Atwood hailed the book as “Lyrical, passionate, and deeply researched.”

  Kyo Maclear, author of Birds, Art, Life, wrote, “Woman, Watching is unlike anything I’ve ever read. It’s radical, it’s ravishing. Simply brilliant.”

  And Ian Davidson, Director for the Americas of BirdLife International called it, “A must-read for anyone who wants to understand how the nature ethic is woven into the fabric of our nation.”

  Louise Kiriline Lawrence – a remarkable ornithologist who is unknown to most of us.

  

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  Topic: Louise de Kiriline Lawrence – an extraordinary recluse who changed the way we see birds

  Merilyn started watching birds when she was seven, and she has been a writer for almost as long. Born on the Canadian Prairies, she grew up in Brazil and published her first book at 29. She is now the author of 20 books, published internationally. She writes in a wide variety of genres—literary fiction (such as the novel The Holding, a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice) and creative nonfiction, including the Canadian classic, The Convict Lover, as well as personal essay, memoir, and travel.

  With her husband, author Wayne Grady, she lives in Kingston, Ontario, during spring and summer and in the mountains of central Mexico in the cooler months, enjoying birds in both their breeding and wintering grounds. She watches birds wherever she is and sits on the Board of Directors of the Pelee Island Bird Observatory in Ontario, Canada.

  Her new work —Woman, Watching— is an innovative memoir/biography of Louise de Kiriline Lawrence, an extraordinary recluse who changed the way we see birds.

  Margaret Atwood hailed the book as “Lyrical, passionate, and deeply researched.”

  Kyo Maclear, author of Birds, Art, Life, wrote, “Woman, Watching is unlike anything I’ve ever read. It’s radical, it’s ravishing. Simply brilliant.”

  And Ian Davidson, Director for the Americas of BirdLife International called it, “A must-read for anyone who wants to understand how the nature ethic is woven into the fabric of our nation.”

  Louise Kiriline Lawrence – a remarkable ornithologist who is unknown to most of us.

  

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  Mary Colwell Monday 13 November 7pm GMT

  Topic: A woman on a mission

  Mary is an award-winning author, producer and campaigner for nature. She won a Sony Radio Academy Gold Award and awarded the BTO Dilys Breese Medal, the David Bellamy Award from the Gamekeepers Organisation, the WWT Marsh Award for Conservation and the RSPB Medal. She spearheaded the successful establishment of a GCSE in Natural History. Mary is Chair of the Curlew Recovery Partnership England and set up the charity, Curlew Action, in 2020.

  Her latest book is called The Gathering Place (Bloomsbury).

  Mary Colwell – a giant among conservationists

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  Topic: A woman on a mission

  Mary is an award-winning author, producer and campaigner for nature. She won a Sony Radio Academy Gold Award and awarded the BTO Dilys Breese Medal, the David Bellamy Award from the Gamekeepers Organisation, the WWT Marsh Award for Conservation and the RSPB Medal. She spearheaded the successful establishment of a GCSE in Natural History. Mary is Chair of the Curlew Recovery Partnership England and set up the charity, Curlew Action, in 2020.

  Her latest book is called The Gathering Place (Bloomsbury).

  Mary Colwell – a giant among conservationists

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  Heather Wolf Thursday 5 October 7pm BST

  Topic: How to find more BIRDS!

  Heather is a Brooklyn-based birder, author, photographer, and educator. She works with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology as a web developer, teaches birding classes at Brooklyn Botanic Garden and gives walks and talks for various organizations in New York City and beyond.

  She enjoys sharing birds and their curious behaviours through her blogs and two books: Birding at the Bridge and the upcoming Find More Birds.

  A guide to finding more birds

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  Topic: How to find more BIRDS!

  Heather is a Brooklyn-based birder, author, photographer, and educator. She works with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology as a web developer, teaches birding classes at Brooklyn Botanic Garden and gives walks and talks for various organizations in New York City and beyond.

  She enjoys sharing birds and their curious behaviours through her blogs and two books: Birding at the Bridge and the upcoming Find More Birds.

  A guide to finding more birds

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  Stephen Menzie Monday 27 November 7pm GMT

  Topic: The secrets of bird moult, ageing and identification

  Stephen is a British birder living in southern Sweden. He is editor of British Birds, a member of the British Birds Rarities Committee, a tour leader for WINGS and was, between March 2020 and April 2023, manager at Falsterbo Bird Observatory. He holds a particular interest in moult, ageing and identification.

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  Topic: The secrets of bird moult, ageing and identification

  Stephen is a British birder living in southern Sweden. He is editor of British Birds, a member of the British Birds Rarities Committee, a tour leader for WINGS and was, between March 2020 and April 2023, manager at Falsterbo Bird Observatory. He holds a particular interest in moult, ageing and identification.

  Tune in for some fascinating tips

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