This month’s challenge is all about the identification of long-legged birds

Check your answers against our explanations. Remember, there are no ‘trick’ birds or extreme rarities among these...

Amazingly, we have reached another September, the beating heart of birding autumn. Migration is in full swing, and there is always a chance of finding something very special. Here are five birds which will make any September day.

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

PHOTOS, LETTERS, TWEETS, QUESTIONS – HAVE YOUR SAY

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