Singing in the rain

The marsh harrier, with its effortlessly slow and floating signature manoeuvre, is so enjoying its UK comeback that it now stays with us all year round

Scourge of the bird feeder and a master of ‘shock and awe’ assassinations, the sparrowhawk pursues its quarry with such tenacity and unpredictability that it often blindsides its prey

Right to Roam organiser and naturalist Nadia Shaikh reminds us to notice this resilient small brown bird amid our upland monocultures

By bridging ‘the hungry gap’ with supplementary feeding, we can breathe life into our declining farmland bird populations, but farming practices must be changed to secure their future, says Hannah Bourne-Taylor

Seagulls have been branded a seaside menace for snatching chips and terrifying pets, creating noise and mess. But are they being unfairly demonised?

I f you follow the river uphill from ...