Be a Birder: The joy of birdwatching and how to get started

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Hamza lives in a rural part of the west coast of Scotland, with wildlife and nature right on his doorstop as a constant inspiration for his work. Hamza's Wild World is filled with fascinating information about the animal kingdom - in the sky, on the land and in the sea. He was lovely with everyone (especially the kids) and dealt with the constant attention so well, never seeming like he’d rather not interact – in fact I had to keep telling people to move on as they were having such a long chat! He made his first television appearance on the CBeebies show Let's Go for a Walk, in the role of Ranger Hamza, and featured in a book based on the series.

Each bird chosen from that habitat is given its scientific name, whether it is easy to spot or not, given a three word description, such as slow, floating glider for the Red Kite and following this, many interesting facts.He made his first television appearance on the CBeebies show Let's Go for a Walk, in the role of Ranger Hamza, and featured in a book based on the series, which won the Sainsbury's Children's Book Prize for Best Activity Book 2021. In 2021, he presented Scotland: Escape to the Wilderness, a four-part series that saw him take four celebrities (Martin Clunes, Baroness Warsi, Ben Miller and Reverend Richard Coles) to wild locations around Scotland, showing them the local wildlife.

I hope to encourage more birding enthusiasts to share the love I have for these creatures and the planet we share with them.Ideal whether you need a companion on your next expedition, wish to dip in and out as you learn more, or want to quickly identify a visitor to your back garden. Hehas filmed for BBC’s wildlife documentary series Springwatch, filming a sparrowhawk sequence for Silverback’s The Hunt (narrated by Sir David Attenborough), polar bears for Sky’s series Predators and most recently capturing incredible eagle footage for BBC One’s ‘Wild Isles’ in which Sir David Attenborough explores the British Isles, including the extraordinary wildlife surrounding Hamza’s home in Scotland.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. First saw Hamza on kids TV when we used to watch Let's Go For a Walk, I found Hamza fascinating and informative. His first foray into presenting was on BBC’s The One Show as one of their new wildlife cameramen and is now a presenter — under the guise of Ranger Hamza — of the hugely popular CBeebies’ live-action show Let’s Go For A Walk. Samantha Smith, publisher at Macmillan Children’s Books, commented: “The Macmillan Children’s Books’ non-fiction list is committed to bringing the best voices to the most important topics for kids today.

You will learn how to start identifying birds, understand their behaviour and movements and find the best places to see them. Gaia has acquired Be a Birder from Scottish wildlife cameraman, presenter and “Strictly Come Dancing” star Hamza Yassin. I would’ve preferred the illustrations to be in colour (and the font to be serif rather than sans serif), but those are just my own preferences!

The synopsis says: "Hamza’s Wild World is packed with incredible facts, Hamza’s Top Tens, warm, funny stories, and big topic features about our planet and everything that lives on it, underneath the sea and in the sky. Nature will always continue to show you new and mind blowing things and the sense of awe, wonder and excitement I don’t think ever leaves you.

With practical advice and personal anecdotes, you will learn how to get started in birdwatching and hone your identification skills to become an experienced twitcher. Encouraging us all to stop, step outside and listen, Be a Birder is both a practical guide and a joyous celebration of these incredible creatures. Hamza’s enthusiasm becomes your enthusiasm as you read on through his own experiences of becoming passionate about the natural world. Whether you want to learn how to support dyslexia in your classroom or workplace, our bespoke training can be tailored to your needs. Since then, he’s made appearances on “The One Show”, “Countryfile” and “Animal Park”, and presented his own documentaries on Channel 4, including “Scotland: My Life in the Wild” and “Scotland: Escape to the Wilderness”.