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PUBLISHER: Birlinn General
FORMAT: Paperback
ISBN: 9781841587127
RRP: £9.99
PAGES: 384
PUBLICATION DATE:
August 1, 2008
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Island Going
Robert Atkinson
In July 1935 Robert Atkinson and John Ainslie set out on an ornithological search for the rare Leach’s fork-tailed petrel. This is an account of their 12-year adventure, describing the wildlife and landscape of the Hebridean outlanders.
Robert Atkinson
Robert Atkinson was an explorer and an author.
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