Swallow

From the bestselling author of The Robin, The Wren and The Twelve Birds of Christmas.

With around 5.3 million breeding pairs, the swallow is one of the most common birds in Britain. Known for living close to human settlements, including rural and urban areas, it is also one of the most-sighted. But how much do we really know about this bird?

In The Swallow Stephen Moss documents a year of observing the swallow close to home and in the field to shed light on the secret life of these extraordinary birds. We trace the swallow's lifecycle and journey, from its arrival in the UK in Spring to its epic winter migration to warmer climes, and how the swallow takes its place in popular culture and literature across the centuries.

With beautiful illustrations throughout, this captivating year-in-the-life biography reveals the hidden secrets of this iconic bird that lives right on our doorstep.


PRAISE FOR STEPHEN MOSS:

'A superb naturalist and writer' Chris Packham

'Inspired, friendly and blessed with apparently limitless knowledge' Peter Marren

'Moss has carved out an enviable niche as a chronicler of the natural world' Daily Mail

De la autorul cel mai bine vandut al cartii The Robin, The Wren si The Twelve Birds of Christmas. Cu aproximativ 5,3 milioane de perechi reproducatoare, randunica este una dintre cele mai frecvente pasari din Marea Britanie. Cunoscut pentru ca traieste aproape de asezarile umane, inclusiv zonele rurale si urbane, este, de asemenea, una dintre cele mai vazatoare.