One Day a Thousand Songs
- Publisher : Merlin Unwin Books
- Illustrations : 10 b/w illus
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Description:
On 6 May last year, just before the first light of day, a robin sang the opening notes of the dawn chorus in John Miller’s Wiltshire garden at precisely 4.35 am.
For the rest of that day, until a tawny owl passed over at 9.23 pm, each bird is briefly brought to life with John’s observations and fascinating backstories: their nests, their eggs, their battles, their triumphs.
Sound recordist Alex Byng and photographer David White were with John throughout this red-letter day, which anyone can replicate in their own garden, using the Merlin bird ID app to help identify bird songs and confirm sightings.
On 6 May, from dawn to nightfall, John Miller recorded every bird he saw in his garden: their songs, behaviour, nests, battles, triumphs, survival techniques, and backstory. The results are remarkable, inspiring and informative. If we garden for insects, we will have abundant wildlife, he writes.
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