The Secret Life of Birds

Travelling from wild coastlines to urban habitats, this fascinating natural history series from the BBC explores the behaviour of birds, revealing all aspects of their lives, from surviving harsh winters and avoiding predators to living alongside us in towns and cities.


Host and wildlife expert Iolo Williams discovers how birds have adapted to changing landscapes, studying their ability to fly and how their unique design, colour and camouflage enables them to live in many habitats, as well as uncovering their courtship and nesting rituals and finding out how and why they communicate. Offering a visual treat of stunning landscapes and captivating wildlife behaviour, The Secret Life of Birds provides perfect family entertainment – educating and enthralling in equal measure.

Fatbirder View: I admit to not having taken, in the past, to Iolo’s presentation but either I have warmed to him or the relaxed way in which he presents this series filmed on his home turf has changed. In this series not only his depth of knowledge comes through but the love and fascination he shares with all birders for the way of feathered things.