Dominic Couzens is a British birdwatcher, author and journalist specialising in

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and natural history subjects.Pearson, Louisa (2005)
Birds of a Feather
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, 10 September 2005, retrieved 2010-12-04 He contributes regularly to '' Bird Watching'' and ''

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'' magazines; and is also a professional

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guide. His books ''The Secret Lives of Garden Birds'', ''The Secret Lives of British Birds'', and ''The Secret Lives of Garden Wildlife'' all received praise, with the former selected by ''

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'' as one of the best wildlife books of 2004,Moss, Stephen (2004)
Doing what comes naturalistically: Stephen Moss on the best wildlife books of 2004
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'', 4 December 2004, retrieved 2010-12-04 an accolade also received by ''the Secret Lives of British Birds'',Moss, Stephen (2006)
The call of the wild: Stephen Moss goes foraging for the best of the year's nature books
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'', 25 November 2006, retrieved 2010-12-04 and the latter picked as one of the best new nature books of Spring 2008 by ''

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''.May, Derwent (2008)
The best new nature books for Spring
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'', 22 May 2008, retrieved 2010-12-04 In 2021, Couzens was awarded with the

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of the

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Bibliography

*''The Mitchell Beazley Pocket Guide to Garden Birds'' (1996), Mitchell Beazley, *''Wings Guide to British Birds'' (1997), Collins, *''Collins Birds of Britain and Ireland'' (2001), Collins, *''Collins Birds By Behaviour'' (2003), Collins, *''The Secret Lives of Garden Birds'' (2004), A&C Black, *''The Complete Back Garden Birdwatcher'' New Holland Publishers (2005) *''Identifying British Birds''

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(2005) *''Identifying Birds by Behaviour'' Collins (2005) *''Bird Migration'' New Holland Publishers, (2005) *''Birds: A Complete Guide to all British and European Species'' (2005), Collins, *''Secret Lives of British Birds'' (2006), Christopher Helm, *''Secret Lives of Garden Wildlife'' (2008), A&C Black, *''Extreme Birds: From the fastest to the smartest'' (2008), Collins, *''Top 100 Birding Sites of the World'' (2008), New Holland, *''Atlas of Rare Birds'' (2010), MIT Press, *''Top Birding Sites of Europe'' (2011), New Holland, *''Garden Bird Confidential'' (2011), Hamlyn,

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