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7 nature encounters for the month ahead
WITH NATURALIST AND AUTHOR BEN HOARE
IMMORTALISED AS RATTY IN The Wind in the Willows, water voles are much loved mammals in Britain, though sadly at a low ebb due to decades of habitat loss, river pollution and predation by introduced A
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Jays are secretive birds, at least by crow standards. They have a knack of slipping away among trees unseen, or we might glimpse their bright white rumps as they vanish into the leaves, shrieking as t
Karen Youngs revels in the changing landscape and encounters a handsome game bird on a morning walk
Fungi and insects make for an exciting season, says James Lowen
Autumn is a wonderful time of year. Birds are on the move in their masses. It is exciting. And just about anything can turn up. Here are five birds which may look to be dressed in the dulled browns of autumn, but are all special, even thrilling to watch.
