The (Big) Year that Flew By: Twelve Months, Six Continents, and the Ultimate Birding Record by Arjan Dwarshuis From Chelsea Green Publishing: An epic tale of one passionate birder’s record-breaking adventure through 40 countries over 6 continents―in just one year―to see 6,852 bird species, rare and common, before many go extinct. When Arjan Dwarshuis first […]
Warblers & Woodpeckers: A Father-Son Big Year of Birding by Sneed B. Collard III From Mountaineers Books: From the killer bee-infested border region of southeast Arizona to the sultry islands of the Galapagos, Warblers & Woodpeckers recounts the quest of a father and his thirteen-year-old son to see as many birds as possible in a […]
by Noah Strycker
This year spent birding around the world makes for a very fun read.
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Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World by Noah Strycker From Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Traveling to 41 countries in 2015 with a backpack and binoculars, Noah Strycker became the first person to see more than half the world’s 10,000 species of birds in one year. In 2015, Noah […]
by Neil Hayward
The fun, entertaining story of a record-breaking big year.
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Lost Among the Birds: Accidentally Finding Myself in One Very Big Year by Neil Hayward From Bloomsbury: Early in 2013 Neil Hayward was at a crossroads. He didn’t want to open a bakery or whatever else executives do when they quit a lucrative but unfulfilling job. He didn’t want to think about his failed relationship […]
by Alan Davies and Ruth Miller
The story of a couple that dropped everything to see as many birds as possible in a single year.
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by Chris Gooddie
The fun – and funny – story of the author’s quest to see all of the world’s pittas in a single year.
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by Lynn E. Barber
The author’s story of her North American big year.
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by Mark T. Adams
The tale of a birder’s big year in Texas. If you enjoy the “big year” sub-genera then you will want to check it out.
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