Shearwater: A Bird, an Ocean, and a Long Way Home

"Charming and impassioned [...] a rich tribute to an extraordinary bird." – Horatio Clare, author of A Single Swallow and Heavy Light"A truly lovely book." – Mary Colwell, author of Curlew Moon"This is wonderful: written with light and love. A tonic for these times." – Stephen Rutt, author of The Seafarers: A Journey Among Birds"A delightful account of a lifelong passion for seabirds." – Stephen Moss, naturalist and author of The Swallow: A Biography"A memoir lit by wry humour and vivid prose." – Brian Jackman, author of Wild About Britain"This is a book that birders will enjoy because it is stitched together around a fairly amazing bird, but if you've never heard of shearwaters you will still get a lot out of this book if you are interested in nature, in adventures, in foreign parts, in landscapes or in people [...] a very good read." – Mark Avery"A great read" – birdwatching.co.uk"[A] lovely blend of natural history and memoir [...] Morgan-Grenville beautifully blends science, memories, and wonder in this striking homage to an amazing bird." – Booklist"Shearwater is sheer delight, a luminous portrait of a magical seabird which spans the watery globe" – Daily Mail"A captivating mix of memoir, travel and ornithological obsession [...] A book not just for seabirders or island-addicts, but for all who have ever gazed longingly out to sea and pondered vast possibilities and connections." – BBC Wildlife magazine"[A] pleasant mixture of facts and an imagined narrative of the shearwater [...] readers will enjoy relaxing into the story." – Library Journal"A book that delights, informs, amuses and concerns you page by page" – Winchester Today