Audiobooks by Stephen Moss

A Complete Guide To British Birds: And their calls and songs

All six of BBC Radio 4's entertaining and practical guides to the birds of Great Britain, their habitats and their sounds 'An absolute joy from start to finish' Jane Anderson, Radio Times Presenter Brett Westwood joins forces with BAFTA award-winning producer and naturalist Stephen Moss for six delightful and informative series, introducing us to some of Britain's most popular and best-loved birds. Together with wildlife sound recordist Chris Moss, they tour the UK, tracking down the rich variety of species that make their home there - from garden and woodland birds to ones that live on water, by the coast, on farms and in the mountains and moors. Recorded on location in Somerset, the Forest of Dean, Devonshire, the Marlborough Downs and Shropshire's Long Mynd, each programme focuses on a different habitat and type of bird, giving us a comprehensive overview of British avian life. There's a wealth of advice on how to recognise birds from their appearance, and identify them from their songs and calls - enabling you to easily sort out your Blue Tits from your Great Tits, and your House Sparrows from your Tree Sparrows. Brett and Stephen also share fascinating facts about bird behaviour, revealing that playful jackdaws enjoy doing acrobatics in air currents, and ravens love to 'ski' in the snow. Full of useful information and helpful tips, this box set will appeal to novice and experienced birdwatchers alike, as well as gardeners, walkers, ramblers and anyone who is keen to know more about the beautiful birds of the British Isles. Copyright © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. ? 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Presented by Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss Sound recordist: Chris Watson Produced by Julian Hector Series producer: Sarah Blunt A Guide to Garden Birds Episode 1 Thrushes 22 May 2007 Episode 2 Titmice 29 May 2007 Episode 3 Finches 5 June 2007 Episode 4 Woodland Visitors 12 June 2007 Episode 5 House Guests 19 June 2007 A Guide to Woodland Birds Episode 1 Classic Woodland Birds 25 May 2008 Episode 2 Common Warblers 1 June 2008 Episode 3 The Oakwood Trio 8 June 2008 Episode 4 Conifer Specialists 15 June 2008 Episode 5 The Big Stuff 22 June 2008 A Guide to Water Birds Episode 1 Wet Meadow Waders 31 May 2009 Episode 2 Ducks 7 June 2009 Episode 3 Warblers 14 June 2009 Episode 4 Rails 21 June 2009 Episode 5 River Birds 28 June 2009 A Guide to Coastal Birds Episode 1 Estuaries 8 August 2010 Episode 2 Sandy Shores 15 August 2010 Episode 3 Rocky Shores 22 August 2010 Episode 4 Sea Cliffs 29 August 2010 Episode 5 Offshore Islands 5 September 2010 A Guide to Farmland Birds Episode 1 Arable Fields 15 August 2011 Episode 2 Winter Pastures 16 August 2011 Episode 3 Hedgerows 17 August 2011 Episode 4 Copses 18 August 2011 Episode 5 Farmyards 19 August 2011 A Guide to Mountain and Moorland Birds Episode 1 Heather Moors 7 January 2013 Episode 2 Cliffs and Crags 8 January 2013 Episode 3 Upland Grasslands 9 January 2013 Episode 4 Bogs and Mires 10 January 2013 Episode 5 High Mountain Tops 11 January 2013

Brett Westwood, Stephen Moss (Author), Brett Westwood, Stephen Moss (Narrator)

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Skylarks with Rosie - A Somerset Spring (Unabridged)

As spring arrives, Stephen Moss's Somerset garden is awash with birdsong: chiffchaffs, wrens, robins and more. Overhead, buzzards soar, ravens tumble and the season gathers pace. But this equinox is unlike any other. As the nation goes into lockdown, Stephen records the wildlife around his home, with his fox-red Labrador, Rosie, by his side. When old routines fall away, and blue skies are no longer crisscrossed by contrails, they discover the bumblebees, butterflies and birdsong on their local patch. This evocative account underlines how a global crisis changed the way we relate to the natural world, giving us hope for the future. And it puts down a marker for a new normal: when, during that brief but unforgettable spring, nature gave us comfort, hope and joy.

Stephen Moss (Author), Stephen Moss (Narrator)

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A Guide to Coastal Wildlife: The BBC Radio 4 series

An entertaining guide to some of our commonest and most curious coastal wildlife. Brett Westwood is joined by naturalist Phil Gates in this informative and entertaining guide to a variety of common coastal wildlife. Recorded in early summer along the coast of Northumberland, each programme focuses on a different habitat – rock pools, sandy beaches, sea cliffs, strandlines and mudflats adjoining saltmarshes. The series offers helpful advice on the appearance, behaviourand sounds of some of the typical species you’re likely to find around Britain's coast. Brett and Phil peel back the seaweed, clamber across rocks and sift through mud to examine the plants and animals that make this environment their home, and discuss how they’ve adapted to survive and thrive in some of the most hostile coastal habitats. A Guide to Coastal Wildlife will give listeners the confidence to identify everything from sea squirts to sandhoppers and from marram grass to mud shrimps. It will appeal to the complete novice and to more experienced naturalists who want to learn more about our fascinating and diverse coastal wildlife. Duration: 1 hour 15 mins approx

Brett Westwood, Stephen Moss (Author), Brett Westwood, Phil Gates (Narrator)

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A Guide To British Garden Wildlife

Recorded in a garden near Bristol, each programme explores a different garden habitat; log piles, ponds, hedgerows, trees and shrubs, and finally stones. The presenters describe the appearance, behaviour and sounds of some of the typical species you're likely to find, explain their contribution to the ecology of the garden, and offer advice on how to entice them into your own garden. A Guide to Garden Wildlife will help listeners to identify everything from woodlice to water boatmen and from frogs to froghoppers. It will appeal to both enthusiastic novices and more experienced naturalists who want to find and get to know the wildlife lurking in their gardens.

Brett Westwood, Phil Gates, Stephen Moss (Author), Brett Westwood, Phil Gates (Narrator)

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A Guide To Mountain And Moorland Birds And Their Sounds

In the sixth of our series of bird guides, recorded on location on The Long Mynd in Shropshire, Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss are assisted by wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson as they present a guide to the appearance, behaviour, songs and calls of the birds you may find around Britain's mountains and moorlands. Each programme focuses on a different habitat, starting with heather moors and birds such as Black Grouse and Merlin, before moving on to cliffs and crags (Raven and Peregrine); upland grasslands (Skylark and Curlew); bogs and mires (Golden Plover and Greenshank) and high tops (Ptarmigan and Snow Bunting). Full of useful hints and tips on how to recognise birds visually and identify them by their sound, this knowledgeable and entertaining guide will appeal to beginner and expert birdwatchers alike; as well as anyone who is eager to know more about the beautiful birds of the British countryside.

Brett Westwood, Stephen Moss (Author), Brett Westwood, Chris Watson, Stephen Moss (Narrator)

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A Guide To British Farmland Birds: And Their Sounds

In the fifth of our series of bird guides, Brett Westwood is joined once again by enthusiastic birdwatcher Stephen Moss, and with the help of recordings made by wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson they present this knowledgeable and entertaining guide to the songs, calls and cries of the birds you may see and hear around Britain's farmlands. Packed with useful information and handy tips, each programme focuses on a different habitat, starting with arable fields and birds such as Skylark, Grey Partridge and Lapwing; then winter pasture and birds including Fieldfare and Golden Plover; hedgerow (Yellowhammer and Turtle Dove), copse (Pheasant and Little Owl), and farmyard (Jackdaw and Swallow). Their advice on how to recognise birds visually and how to identify them by their sounds will soon enable you to sort out your House Sparrow from your Tree Sparrow, and will appeal to both budding ornithologists and experienced birdwatchers, as well as walkers and ramblers who are curious about the birds they encounter while out and about in the countryside.

Brett Westwood, Chris Watson, Stephen Moss (Author), Brett Westwood, Chris Watson, Stephen Moss (Narrator)

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A Guide To British Coastal Birds: And Their Sounds

In the fourth of our series of bird guides, Brett Westwood is joined by keen birdwatcher Stephen Moss on the north coast of Devon, and with the help of wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson they offer a practical and entertaining guide to identifying many of the birds you're likely to see and hear around Britain's coastline. Each programme focuses on a different habitat, starting with estuaries and birds such as Redshank, Dunlin, Curlew and Knot, then sandy shores and birds including Common and Sandwich Tern; rocky shores (Rock Pipit, Turnstone), sea cliffs (Fulmar, Guillemot, Razorbill), and offshore islands (Puffin, Manx Shearwater and Arctic Tern). Listen to advice on how to recognise birds visually and how to identify them from their calls and songs. After all, often you're more likely to hear a bird than see it!

Brett Westwood, Stephen Moss (Author), Brett Westwood, Chris Watson, Stephen Moss (Narrator)

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A Guide to British Water Birds: Their Calls and Songs

Join presenters Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss in this fascinating guide to the calls and songs of our most popular water birds, as heard on BBC Radio 4. In the third of our series of bird guides, Brett Westwood is joined by birdwatcher Stephen Moss and wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson in an accessible, informative and entertaining guide to some of our best known water-loving birds. Recorded in springtime on the Somerset Levels, each of the programmes focuses on a different group of birds, starting with waders such as the Lapwing, Redshank, Snipe and Curlew. Then there are the warblers, who thrive in the reed beds, and the rails and crakes, including Coot, Moorhen and Spotted Crake. Last but by no means least are the river birds, including Grey Wagtail, Common Sandpiper and Kingfisher. Packed with useful information and helpful tips, this series will appeal to both the complete novice and the experienced birdwatcher who simply wants to know more about water birds.

Brett Westwood, Stephen Moss (Author), Brett Westwood, Chris Watson, Stephen Moss (Narrator)

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A Guide to British Woodland Birds

Woods and forests are full of birds and, although you might not immediately see them, you will certainly hear them. This practical and informative audio guide, recorded in springtime in the Forest of Dean, will help you to recognise the birds you see - and those you only hear - when you're walking in one of Britain's beautiful woodlands. Each of the programmes focuses on a different group of birds, starting with the Nuthatch and the brightly coloured Woodpeckers, small birds and wonderful songbirds like the Blackcap, the Garden Warbler and the elusive Nightingale. Then there are the specialists, who need coniferous planting to thrive - the Siskin, Goldcrest, Coal Tit and the more exotic Crossbill. Finally, there are the big ones, Sparrowhawks, Jays, Jackdaws and Owls. Whether you're a novice or an experienced birdwatcher, this series will help you to tell the Chiffchaff from the Willow Warbler, the Redstart from the Pied Flycatcher and to enjoy the astonishing variety of bird life in British woodlands.

Brett Westwood, Stephen Moss (Author), Brett Westwood, Stephen Moss (Narrator)

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Guide To British Garden Birds

Recorded on location in the Somerset Levels, in the garden of keen birdwatcher, writer and broadcaster Stephen Moss, A Guide to Garden Birds is a helpful, practical guide to help you sort out your Blue tits from your Great Tits and your hedge sparrows from your tree sparrows. Joining Brett and Stephen is wildlife sound recordist, Chris Watson armed with an array of microphones to allow Brett, Stephen and listeners to eavesdrop on the songs, calls and alarm cries of the birds in the Somerset garden.

Brett Westwood, Stephen Moss (Author), Brett Westwood, Chris Watson, Stephen Moss, Unknown, Unknown (Narrator)

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