STEPHEN MOSS is a naturalist, author and broadcaster. In a distinguished career at the BBC Natural History Unit his credits included Springwatch, Birds Britannia and The Nature of Britain. He is the president of the Somerset Wildlife Trust and a senior lecturer in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. Originally from London, he now lives with his wife and children on the Somerset Levels. His books include The Robin, The Wren, The Twelve Birds of Christmas, The Swallow, The Swan and The Owl.
Stephen Moss delights once more - lyrical and informative by turns, he conjures - with breathless eloquence - another feathered beauty of our skies. -- Benedict Allen, author of 'Explorer' and 'Into the Abyss' A murmuration of starlings is a wonder of the natural world, one of my highlights of the year. I love the way Stephen Moss writes about this fascinating bird in the engaging way he does in all his biographies. -- Martha Kearney An engrossing compilation of ornithological tidbits, cultural anecdotes, literary quotes and well chosen historical artwork * BBC Wildlife, *Books of the Year* * As I finished reading this wonderful book, I found myself more convinced than ever that the starling is a favourite bird – not least because it mirrors something of us: fallen, certainly, but capable of glimpses of a prelapsarian state * Church Times *