Magpie

PHOTOS, LETTERS, TWEETS, QUESTIONS – HAVE YOUR SAY

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

Seagulls have been branded a seaside menace for snatching chips and terrifying pets, creating noise and mess. But are they being unfairly demonised?

Daniel Allen looks at a bird that is thriving in our gardens and woodlands

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

It’s the largest member of its worldwide family, but has it ever reached the UK, asks David Lindo