Lesser goldfinches are moving north

Finding the best birds can mean looking in some less than obvious places, writes Paul Brook

Autumn is upon us – David Callahan has everything you need to know in his birders’ almanac for September…

What a time to be alive… if you’re a capercaillie! The average brood size of this rare bird has more than doubled in parts of Scotland, a paper in Proceedings of the Royal Society B reveals– thanks to

A warm early autumn is great for invertebrates, says James Lowen

DOMINIC COUZENS ON THE...

30-minute birder Amanda Tuke follows the Ouseburn to the Tyne in search of urban nature and the city’s most intriguing residents