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    Stephen Moss

    Stephen Moss

    Stephen Moss is a BAFTA-winning television producer, author, Guardian birdwatching columnist and naturalist living in Somerset, where he runs an MA in Nature and Travel Writing at Bath Spa University. His latest book, ‘Ten Birds that Changed the World’, is published by Faber. His website is www.stephenmoss.tv.

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    How to tell a blue tit from great tits, coal tits and the rest of Britain's tit population

    Ornithologist and author Stephen Moss on the tits of Britain, from the blue tit and great tit to the crested tit and coal tit — plus the pair of 'tits' that aren't really tits at all.

    • Coming in to land: a sequence showing the blue tit flying to its nest. Credit: Kim Taylor / naturepl.com

      Blue tits: Beautiful birds, wonderful singers... and absolutely no morals

      With a cobalt cap, white cheeks and tiny wings, the blue tit might be a picture of songbird sweetness, but its morals leave much to be desired, says Stephen Moss.

      By Stephen Moss Published 1 June 23

    • Mute Swans in a mating dance.

      The birds that mate for life — and the birds that belong in a Jilly Cooper novel

      Birds have a reputation for mating for life — and for some species, that's true. Others, though, are much more like humans when it comes to romance: some looking for stable relationships, and others behave in a way which would make even an avid Tinder user blush. Stephen Moss explains all.

      By Stephen Moss Published 2 March 23

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