The Starling (a biography by Stephen Moss)
Stephen Moss is is a natural historian who teaches writing at Bath University, and is best known for producing TV programs featuring bird-watching Bill Oddie.
The book above is just one of a series that you can find at the bookshop: he’s also written books on skylarks, robins, wrens and many other native wildlife (not just birds!)
Read how to create safe havens for garden birds, and how to stop birds flying into windows.
This book turns attention to an incredible bird that lives on nearly every continent. Its beautiful iridescent plumage is wonderful. But when these birds come together in their thousands in the skies to create awe-inspiring flocks called murmurations, it’s something to behold.
Starling migrate as far north as Scandinavia in winter, but they are common in England. They love fruit, and help farmers by eating insects, and have a skill for mimicry.
