Eric Simms (naturalist)
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Eric Simms was a talented British amateur naturalist, writer and broadcaster, as well as a former Bomber Command pilot
He was a prolific writer of over twenty books and numerous articles. He is particularly noted for his books in the Collins New Naturalist series, having written four - Woodland Birds in 1971, British Thrushes in 1978, British Warblers in 1985 and British Larks, Pipits & Wagtails in 1992.
He was a passionate believer in bringing natural history to a wider audience, and was a resident naturalist at the BBC. He is credited with starting the Countryside radio programme in 1952, He has made over 7,000 radio and TV broadcasts
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- Bird Migrants (1952)
- Woodland Birds (1971)
- Birds of the Air (1976)
- British Thrushes (1978)
- Birds of Town and Village (1979)
- The Public Life of the Street Pigeon (1979)
- Natural History of Birds (1983)
- British Warblers (1985)
- The Song Thrush (1989)
- British Larks, Pipits & Wagtails (1992)
