Peter Hayman (born 17 February 1930 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England[1]) is a British ornithologist and illustrator.
In 1976 the British publisher Mitchell Beazley released the book "The Birdlife of Britain" which was written by Philip John Kennedy Burton and illustrated by Hayman.
This richly illustrated book with 3,500 water colour paintings which was published in collaboration with Rob Hume was translated in several languages, and became a popular bird guide in Europe.
Hume recognises this as one of his most pleasing books, being honoured to have been chosen by the artist as his collaborator on the text.
He believes it has some of Hayman's most accurate yet also most beautiful work, which took bird identification illustrations to a new level.