A new edition of the original biography of the robin, Britain’s favourite bird, full of surprises and wit and with added postscript on recent ornithological advances.

The robin was hardly understood when David Lack - Britain's most influential ornithologist - started his scientific observations. This book is a landmark in natural history, not just for its discoveries, but because of the approachable style, sharpened with an acute wit. It reads as fascinatingly today as when it was written.