‘I love to draw birds and swifts are wonderful to draw because they’re beautifully aerodynamic, no part of them is wasted in the pursuit of aerodynamic precision. Three Swifts by Bill Bailey (Image: )‘When birds stop singing, you know something’s up. Bill Bailey(Image: )Bill, born Mark Robert Bailey in 1965, attended King Edward’s School in Bath, where it’s said he was given the nickname ‘Bill’ by his music teacher after his rendition of the song Won’t You Come Home Bill Bailey on the guitar. Bill Bailey looks at bee on his shirt credit Sue Bradley (Image: )‘The Cotswold Way is on my list of walks to do. Comedian, musician, presenter, artist, dancer, bird enthusiast, animal lover, campaigner, walker and thinker: Bill Bailey is clearly a man of many parts.