I’ve bunched these three together as they all appeared on Bill Bailey’s Sky 1 TV show as mentioned above, and can be seen on the RSPB blog in photos. PHIL LIGGETT

That’s the intention. It’s maybe not for the hardcore birder. It’s more for someone who doesn’t really think about birds, yet if something catches their eye, wherever they are in Britain, that bird will be in the book. Earl of Whimsy is very much about delving into a bit of English history, partly because, I think, for every comic in Britain the last two years have been quite a torrid time after Brexit... We're still in a state of chaos, limbo.Throw into that mix Trump and it's a strange time. In a way what I have done is retreat to some nostalgia, looking at what's great and not great... Britain'sfractious relationship with the rest of the world."Beardy UK comedian Rory McGrath likens birdwatching to a couple of things here in the Birmingham Post in 2008. One of them is Leonard Cohen, the other is a bit more specialist. Either way, he says that it’s the sort of thing people own up to once someone else has the courage to out themselves. Jimi Goodwin When watching Bill perform live I’ve always thought he was very birdlike, he always seems wide-eyed and a bit twitchy. I think he has been influenced by his years of bird watching and it’s nice to hear that when on tour he always finds time to have a look around to see what he can spot. The streets are full of drunk Englishmen, there are people tottering up my street in England shirts, shouting 'Eng-er-land!'and all that. What a time to be alive. I've seen kiwi, wonderful birds, I love keas –they're probably my favourite bird in the whole word, so gorgeous and cheeky. There is a falcon Iwant to try and see and various other beautiful looking things. I'll be on the lookout," he says. The ice was starting to melt but it was still cold enough to ride across Arctic glaciers and frozen rivers on a snowmobile.

There are times I guess,when you are not feeling funny and you have to be funny, it's part of the job. You just have to compartmentalise." Another link to US politics, Laura Bush listed birdwatching amongst her pastimes according to a post at the American Hiking Society blog. Alison Steadman This book has two things in its favour. Firstly, it is about birds and clearly I am increasingly drawn to these. Secondly, it is by Bill Bailey who has the honour of being one of very few stand up comedians who can make me laugh. I’m a miserable person, really, but both Bill Bailey and Ross Noble can reduce me to tears of laughter. I don't know why I mention Ross Noble when the book is written solely by Bill Bailey.As you know I am a birder.So I thought you might have fun seeing what Audubon is up to – letting birds loose on the Internet. The guitarist for British Sea Power contributed to the Big Garden Birdwatch blog run by the Guardianin 2009, although he didn’t have much joy, writing “ It’s drizzling in Brighton, and there’s not alot of action in my tiny city garden at the moment. I regularly put bread, meal worms and table mix out, so i’m hoping there will be a few hungry regulars braving the rain.” Prince Philip Premiership Rugby Union: Northampton Saints v Exeter Chiefs, 2.30pm, ITV1/TNT Sports 1 The fifth round of fixtures, at Franklin’s Gardens. We enjoyed your new book, Bill Bailey’s Remarkable Guide to British Birds – it’s really useful for birdwatching novices. olin muidugi sunnitud võtma ette eestikeelsete linnunimede andmebaasi ja endale tabeli tegema, sest ega ma ikka ei teadnud küll, et bittern on hüüp ja dipper vesipapp, näiteks. siin sain ka selgust, mis vahe on viul, tuuletallajal, kalakotkal, rabapistrikul ja puna-harksabal (klge, Eestis vist ei ole puna-harksaba? elus pole enne kuulnud seda nime. jääb mulle seega igaveseks meelde kui sõna, mille õppisin enne ära kõmri kui eesti keeles. barcud coch, pole tänu väärt). enne olid nad kõik mu jaoks ühed kullid kõik.

They're not dressed in any recognisable uniform, they just look like a bunch of blokes on a night out in jeans and T-shirts with guns and pistols armed to the teeth." As Bailey tells it, the goose, still covered by the blanket, lifted its head until an outline of itsbeak was level with the gun. Over the last few years, I have become increasingly interested in birds. I have not yet reached the status of fully-fledged twitcher, but I have approached the edge of the nest a few times and come close to leaving. One indication of this is the fact that the most exciting thing to happen to me for a long time was when, recently, a group of 8 Waxwings, not seen in my area since 2013, decided to land in the tree outside the front of my house. For a couple of days, until they moved on, my house was the centre of North Wiltshire’s, well, Swindon's, bird-watching community with twitchers standing around the front of my house pointing their binoculars and huge telephoto lenses at the tree containing the birds. I was there with both binoculars and large telephoto lens! Here is one of my pictures:Another commenter comes through for us, thanks Tom. Sam (Samuel) West, the English actor and director is apparently a keen birdwatcher, and the evidence this time comes in the form of a BBC radio show with Clare Balding (the show is still available as at 25th Jan 2015 if you are interested!). Not sure if that qualifies Clare Balding yet, although she seems to be on a series of wildlife walks in this series so it’s promising! And the supposedly famous birders I’m not sure about… Daryl Hannah ilmselgelt raamatu valisin lindude, mitte autori pärast, aga eks mind ahvatles küll veidi idee linnumäärajast, mille on kirjutanud niisama linnuhuviline, mitte ornitoloog. lootsin, et asju ei aeta liiga keeruliseks, ja need lootused täitusid täiega. linde oli raamatusse valitud selle järgi, keda Bailey ise näinud on ja kes talle meeldivad, ja neid polnud liiga palju. juurde oli ka kirjutatud... huvitavaid asju. näiteks et haigur lõpetas Bailey tiigist kalade püüdmise siis, kui tiigi kõrvale paigutati krokodilli kuju. või et piiritaja poja esimene lend pesast välja on kohe lõunamaale, ei ole mingit kodu ümber harjutamist. When we speak, for example, it is the morning after Bailey had attended a zookeeper's symposium at theHouses of Parliament.

When herons are spooked they have a habit of vomiting as a defence. Half-digested pieces of eel and water vole skull on your head is not a good look. Just so you know.'

There’s not going to be a consensus on fossil fuels, Putin’s not going to capitulate. This stuff isn’t all going to happen,” he says. “As a comic, our job is to make people laugh, so they don’t have to think about any of that for a couple of hours.” You suspect his old friend Sean would have agreed. IMDB used to credit Bill as being in this film, and many people seem to be under the impression that he appeared as a zombie – probably confusing him with one of the two bald, beard-sporting zombie twins that feature prominently. Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright confirm on the DVD commentary that he was unfortunately busy with other commitments at the time, so could not have a role. This is a beginners guide more than anything else, Bill recommends starting bird-watching by try to find a pigeon, so if you know anybody showing an interest in birds then this will be a great gift for them. My youngest daughter is going to read this next and I think she’ll enjoy it mainly because of the interesting gruesome facts included, a bit like the horrible histories books. Sean was stoic about his cancer,” Bailey says. “Sean was always very practical. He was a great reader. His way of dealing with [cancer] was to read the Stoic philosophers. I remember on our walks he would say that what he had gathered was that you can’t change much about life. What happens happens. The only thing we can control is how we react to it. He drummed that into me like a mantra as we walked around the fields of Hertfordshire.”