PositiveThe Telegraph (UK)In part a deep topography of a local patch, and in part an exploration of the intricacies of the lives of the birds that reside there ... Deeply satisfying ... Instead of attempting to capture the unknowable, he draws upon an impressive depth of scientific and historical research to bring his subjects to life ... He only loses focus when, on occasion, he ventures too far afield ... When he stays put, Bird School is a worthy addition to a literary lineage that stretches back to the 18th-century writer and naturalist Gilbert White ... Nicolson’s dispassionate style is effective at illustrating the threat to Britain’s birds.
