Hullo, children! Thank you very much for all your letters. Well, here is a third book about British birds and their nests, and I hope you will like it as much as you did the other two. This time, Roland Green, a very famous bird artist, has painted beautiful pictures of the birds I have written about. If you look at these carefully, you should easily recognise the birds when you see them. All the birds in this book are common - though some are more common than others. However, to see one or two, you will have to visit places like the seashore or big ponds. I have also tried to tell you where to look for their nests, because this is very good fun. If you find a nest, and of course, you will, do be careful not to disturb it. It's the bird's home, remember! I hope you have many happy days bird-watching. Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald