Birds of Delhi by Ranjit Lal

In this delightful book, the author profiles over 150 species of birds, inviting readers from all walks of life to join him in uncovering some of the city’s most precious avian wonders-be it birds that visit your garden, or those you see in the city’s parks and woodlands; the huge rafts of wildfowl and other water-birds on the Jamuna and nearby water-bodies, or the mysterious flocks that arrive and depart during the year.

The 50 color plates in the text comprise photographs of birds encountered by the author in the course of his many bird watching expeditions in and around Delhi. Written in a lucid and accessible style, Birds of Delhi will delight both ornithologists and the amateur birdwatcher.

Ranjit Lal is a well-known journalist, a versatile writer, and an established ornithologist.

Delhi is the second best capital on earth, after Nairobi, for bird watching, with the possibility of viewing some 300 species of resident and migratory birds.’Today

‘This book is a treasury of information, anecdotes and personal discoveries………. Since most of the birds covered here can be seen in our cities, the utility of this book is not confined to Delhites only. This delightfully written and elegantly produced book, a celebration of birds, makes a perfect choice for a gift.’___ The Hindu