A Sky Full of Birds by Matt Merritt

A beautifully written guide to great bird gatherings during a year's travels around the British Isles

'Prose from a poet and a personal take on the spectacles' Chris Packham, author of Fingers in the Sparkle Jar

Shortlisted for Richard Jefferies Society & White Horse Bookshop Literary Prize 2017
Longlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2017

Britain is a nation of bird-lovers. However, few of us fully appreciate the sheer scale, variety and drama of our avian life. From city-centre hunters to vast flocks straight out of the Arctic wilderness, much-loved dawn songsters to the exotic invaders of supermarket car parks, a host of remarkable wildlife spectacles are waiting to be discovered right outside our front doors.

In A Sky Full of Birds, poet and nature writer Matt Merritt shares his passion for birdwatching by taking us to some of the great avian gatherings that occur around the British isles – from ravens in Anglesey and raptors on the Wirral, to Kent nightingales and Scottish capercaillies. By turns lyrical, informative and entertaining, he shows how natural miracles can be found all around us, if only we know where to look for them.

A Sky Full of Birds is the perfect read for avid birdwatchers and a beautiful gift for lovers of nature and poetic prose.

Matt Merritt

Reviews

“ Eloquent and infectious ”

Literary Review

“ Fascinating ”

The Countryman magazine

“ His latest book, A Sky Full of Birds, delights in the simple joys of birding in this country. ”

Joe Shute, Telegraph

“ This beautifully written book will transport you to a world where birdwatching is more than just ticking a species off a list. Matt Merritt writes from the heart and takes us on a very personal journey around Britain ”

Countryside

Paperback

9781846044809

June 15, 2017

Rider

256 pages

RRP $28.00
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Hardback

9781846044793

April 15, 2016

Rider

256 pages

RRP $40.00
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EBook

9781473503328

April 7, 2016

Ebury Digital

256 pages
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