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DOMINIC COUZENS ON THE...
Short-tailed, spiky of crest, splendidly-striped,
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
30-minute birder Amanda Tuke follows the Ouseburn to the Tyne in search of urban nature and the city’s most intriguing residents
MONITORING
Structured, social and remarkably sophisticated, a bustling woodland ant community is home to engineers, farmers, nurses and warriors
