Mark Brazil is a widely travelled field ornithologist and an experienced writer. He received a doctorate for his studies of the behavioural ecology of the Whooper Swan in Scotland and Iceland. His interest in swans has continued and he spends part of each winter studying them in Hokkaido, where he is currently Professor of Biodiversity and Conservation at Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido. His main research interests have centred around East Asian birds, particularly the Japanese avifauna. Mark has contributed a regular column on natural history to The Japan Times newspaper continuously since 1982

I think this is the finest collection of plates I have ever seen for Asian birds. It is a magnificent achievement, one that should stand the test of time, and well worth buying by every keen birder.

Mark Brazil is a widely travelled field ornithologist and an experienced writer. He received a doctorate for his studies of the behavioural ecology of the Whooper Swan in Scotland and Iceland. His interest in swans has continued and he spends part of each winter studying them in Hokkaido, where he is currently Professor of Biodiversity and Conservation at Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido. His main research interests have centred around East Asian birds, particularly the Japanese avifauna. Mark has contributed a regular column on natural history to The Japan Times newspaper continuously since 1982

I think this is the finest collection of plates I have ever seen for Asian birds. It is a magnificent achievement, one that should stand the test of time, and well worth buying by every keen birder.

Mark Brazil is a widely travelled field ornithologist and an experienced writer. He received a doctorate for his studies of the behavioural ecology of the Whooper Swan in Scotland and Iceland. His interest in swans has continued and he spends part of each winter studying them in Hokkaido, where he is currently Professor of Biodiversity and Conservation at Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido. His main research interests have centred around East Asian birds, particularly the Japanese avifauna. Mark has contributed a regular column on natural history to The Japan Times newspaper continuously since 1982

I think this is the finest collection of plates I have ever seen for Asian birds. It is a magnificent achievement, one that should stand the test of time, and well worth buying by every keen birder.