Bill Oddie

William Edgar (Bill) Oddie, OBE, MA (Cantab.) (born on July 7, 1941 in Rochdale (then in Lancashire)) is a comedy writer and performer, author, composer and musician. A birdwatcher since his childhood in Birmingham, Oddie has now established a reputation for himself as an ornithologist, conservationist and television presenter on wildlife issues. Some of his books are illustrated with his own paintings and drawings.

Bibliography

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• Bill Oddie's Colouring Guide to Birds (Piccolo, 1991)
• Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book
• Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book (paperback with additional material)
• Bill Oddie's Gone Birding
• The Big Bird Race (with David Tomlinson; Collins, 1983)
• Follow That Bird!
• Gripping Yarns
• Bird in the Nest
• Bill Oddie's How to Watch Wildlife

Bill Oddie also co-wrote the following books with the other members of The Goodies

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• The Goodies File
• The Goodies Book of Criminal Records
• The Goodies Disaster Movie

Contributions

• Blokes and Birds, Stephen Moss; New Holland Publishers. ISBN 1843304848 (foreword)
• The New Birds of the West Midlands, Graham and Janet Harrison (http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com/biblio/NBotWM.htm; West Midland Bird Club, 2005). (foreword)