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The days are short, the nights are long, the weather is cold and Christmas
October is many birders’ favourite time of the year. The potential is massive! Anything can and will turn up. However, here are five birds which will certainly be about and should be ‘gettable’ (with a bit of luck and skill) this month.
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30-minute birder Amanda Tuke sees the benefits of being distracted by birds at home, and on the coast
Grey Phalarope, Pelagic (Scilly), 31 August RICHARD STONIER ...
If you had to pick a place where you wouldn’t go looking for birds, Las Vegas might be near the top of your list. Yet, as Stephen Moss discovered, the surroundings are great for winter birding