Moth-Eaten Rook is a silly, but kind-hearted rook who only appears in the TV series. He is first encountered in episode two of the third series, Out and About, when a bat brings him to the belfry of a church where Owl is in search of a mate. Moth-Eaten Rook instantly falls in love with Owl and follows her back to Farthinghurst, the former site of Farthing Wood. Despite numerous attempts to woo Owl and become her mate, he is rejected. In Adventure for the Birds, Owl discovers that he already had a mate who brings him home. He encounters Owl again in Homeward Bound where it is revealed that all rooks (including his mate) were killed except for him and another young rook whom he decides to adopt and care for which prevents him from following Owl to White Deer Park.
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TV series
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He has similarities to the Wild Boar. They both have several encounters with the main characters who left White Deer Park (first encounter not being too good), they lived in a copse, lost their respective mates from the hurricane and adopted an orphan. Unlike the boar he wanted to follow the character he encountered (Owl) as he was in love with her, but was held back by the orphan rook, whereas the boar wanted to be away from the protagonist weasels when hey first met. However both the widowers end on friendly terms with the heroes.