Cuckoo, chiffchaff and kittiwake: just three of many names based on the bird's sound.Wheatear: nothing to do with ears of wheat, but the Anglo-Saxon for "White-arse".Hobby: whoe scientific name, Falco subbuteo, inspired the table-top...

Garden Birds von Moss, Stephen

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access...

Chess was invented more than 1,500 years ago, and is played in every country in the world. Stephen Moss sets out to master its mysteries, and unlock the secret of its enduring appeal. What, he asks, is the essence of chess? And what will...

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access...

Vor einigen Jahren drehte die BBC eine Doku-Reihe über weltweite Familiendynastien der Tierwelt. Unter anderem filmte das Team auch David und seine Familie, eine Gruppe von Schimpansen im südöstlichen Senegal. Familien sind manchmal...

From the bestselling author of The Robin, The Wren and The Twelve Birds of Christmas. With around 700,000 breeding pairs, the swallow is one of the most familiar birds in Britain. Though we consider the swallow to be 'our' bird, we also...

Vor einigen Jahren drehte die BBC eine Doku-Reihe über weltweite Familiendynastien der Tierwelt. Unter anderem filmte das Team eine Kolonie Königspenguine in der Antarktis. Familien sind manchmal zufrieden und glücklich, und manchmal...

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access...

From the renowned naturalist Stephen Moss comes the must-have gift for bird lovers this Christmas. 'Wherever there is a stretch of water for them to find food and make their nest, you will come across swans' With beautiful illustrations...

Vor einigen Jahren drehte die BBC eine Doku-Reihe über weltweite Familiendynastien der Tierwelt. Unter anderem filmte das Team ein Rudel afrikanischer Wildhunde im Mana Pools Nationalpark in Zimbabwe. Familien sind manchmal zufrieden und...

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. His books include The Wren, The Robin, Mrs...