Mike will spare you you tales of his recent exploits in and around his local area... apart from what he saw this morning

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

CORNWALL WEST CORNWALL: Marazion had two Garganeys ...

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

Mike has been pondering the identification of individual birds, before drifting into insect-watching for the summer

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