Martin Parr ’s father, Donald, was not just a keen birdwatcher; he also wrote the definitive avifauna of his home county, Birds in Surrey, 1900-1970. Published in 1972, it inspired the 12-year-old me to explore the birding hotspots around my suburban home, and helped shape my lifelong passion for birds and birding. I never managed to be any good at photography, though. Stephen Moss With my wife B…