10 great sites for brilliant birdwatching

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

When you’re watching waders, you need to make sure the conditions are just right, writes Ruth Miller

It’s a part of Iceland that’s off the tourist trail, but it’s brilliant for birding, writes Vanessa Wright

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

ON THE LITTLE-KNOWN ISLE OF SHEPPEY, ELMLEY IS THE UK’S ONLY NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE WITH OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATION — OFFERING A QUIET RETREAT FOR BIRDERS