Shrubb, Michael

Michael Shrubb has enjoyed a lifetime of study on birds; a former farmer, he has been fascinated by them ever since he found breeding lapwings on his land more than 40 years ago. He has written numerous books and papers on farmland and its birds, and his conservation work has included helping with projects such as the RSPB Lapwing Recovery Programme and organising the 1987 BTO Lapwing Survey. In recent years he has also researched the history of hunting, trapping and fowling in the British Isles, often returning to original sources, a project that has led to a number of surprising biogeographi...