Lost Among the Birds

Neil Hayward quits his job, his dream job in one way, a job he hates in another.

Hayward breaks up with his long-term girlfriend.

He is approaching forty.

Hayward is at loose ends. Depressed. Just starting a new relationship that scares him. Not sure what to do jobwise.

Lost, stumbling, uncertain, Hayward decides to do a Big Year. He turns to birding as comfort, as a way of giving his life purpose, as a method of easing the depression that has overtaken him.

This is Hayward's story of how birding saved his life.

A delight to read. I loved reading about Hayward's emotional journey through the year as well as learning about the ways of master birders.