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Richard Grimmett
Author of:
Field Guide to Birds of Pakistan,
Field Guide to Birds of Southern India,
Field Guide to Birds of Sri Lanka,
Field Guide to Birds of the Indian Subcontinent,
Field Guide to Birds of the Indian Subcontinent,
Field Guide to the Birds of Bangladesh,
Field Guide to the Birds of Bhutan and the Eastern Himalayas,
Field Guide to the Birds of Nepal,
Field Guide to the Birds of Northern India
Biography
Richard Grimmett is a keen birder who has visited southern Asia many times. He has co-authored numerous identification guides to the Indian Subcontinent and its constituent regions, mainly in collaboration with Carol and Tim Inskipp. Richard has worked for BirdLife International for more than 40 years and was in charge of the Asia Programme, based in Indonesia and then Japan, between 1997 and 2007. Until recently he was BirdLife’s Director of Conservation and is currently a Senior Conservation Advisor. He lives in Cambridgeshire, UK, and his birding these days is mainly on his local patch, RSPB Ouse Fen.