Being a big fan of tiny phalaropes, Mike couldn’t resist a visit (or two) to see one fairly locally, in early September

30-minute birder Amanda Tuke sees the benefits of being distracted by birds at home, and on the coast

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Grey Phalarope, Pelagic (Scilly), 31 August RICHARD STONIER ...

10 great sites for brilliant birdwatching

The geography of Batumi, Georgia, makes it one of the great destinations for observing mass migration of raptors, writes Mike Weedon