Nightingales in November - Mike Dilger

Have you ever wondered what 'our' birds get up to when they're not
pinching our peanuts, pilfering our pyracantha berries or nesting under
the eaves of our homes? The One Show's natural history
star Mike Dilger tells us the answers in Nightingales in November.
This brilliant almanac tells the very
different personal and annual stories of twelve well-known birds we
deign to call 'British'. Through a lyrical narrative, Nightingales in November showcases amazing avian facts gleaned over decades by
birdwatchers, ringers, nest recorders and migration recorders. The
perfect 'dip-into' book, any enquiring naturalist will be able to find
out such facts as where British-breeding swallows spend Christmas Day,
when to look out for juvenile tawny owls, or when is the best date in the calendar to
listen out for nightingales.
By using a combination of
cutting-edge satellite technology and millions of ringing records, Nightingales in November reveals the mysteries of migration,
tracking the regular movements of, for example, cuckoos for the eight
months they're not in the UK, or divulging why not all robins are the
'stay-at-home' territorial types we once imagined.
Illustrated throughout by Darren Woodhead, the birds featured include a
rich mix of resident birds, summer visitors, winter visitors and
passage migrants. Nightingales in November
is a great read for
anyone with a fondness for British birds.