John Gooders (10 January 1937 – 18 May 2010) was a writer who first came to prominence with his first book Where to Watch Birds. At the time he was a teacher, and a lecturer at the Avery Hill teacher training college.
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In 1970 after taking two months off on the Churchill Fellowship in which he studied bird migration through North Africa, he launched his own magazine called The World of Birds, he then finished up working for Anglia Television's Survivalseries, and edited the company's house magazine The World of Survival
John then devoted himself to full-time writing about birds and natural history, also forming a successful nature tour company. He died in May 2010.[1]
1967 Where to Watch Birds
1970 Where to watch birds in Britain and Europe
1970 Birds of the world
1973 The How and Why Wonder Book of Birds
1974 The Bird Watcher’s Book
1975 Birds. An Illustrated Survey of the Bird Families of The World
1975 The Great Book Of Birds
1975 How to Watch Birds
1975 Wildlife Paradises. A Worldwide Guide
1975 The Second Bird-watcher’s Book
1976 The Third Bird-watcher’s Book
1977 Where to Watch Birds (p/b)
1977 The Great Book of Birds
1978 Birds of Mountain and Moorland
1978 Birds of Ocean and Estuary
1979 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Birds
1979 Birds of Heath and Woodland
1979 Birds of Hedgerow and Garden
1979 Birds of Marsh and Shore
1979 A Day in the Country
1980 Bird Seeker's Guide
1981 The Encyclopedia of Birds (91 parts)
1981 Finding Birds Around the World
1982 Collins British Birds
1983 Birds That Came Back
1984 Birds of Canada
1986 Ducks of North America and the Northern Hemisphere
1986 Ducks of Canada and the Northern Hemisphere
1986 Ducks of Britain & the Northern Hemisphere
1986 The New Where to Watch Birds
1987 Birds of North America
1988 Where to watch birds in Britain and Europe
1989 The Outdoor Guide to Britain
1989 Complete Birdwatcher’s Guide
1990 The Practical Ornithologist
1992 The Birdwatchers Site Guide to Britain & Ireland
1993 The Survival World of Birds
1998 Collins Guide to Birds
1998 Birds of Britain & Europe
2000 Birds of the British Isles & Europe
2001 Birds of Britain & Europe