SET A TARGET OF SEEING 200 BIRDS IN ONE YEAR!

MAKE Y OUR BIRDING C OUNT

Good advice could transform your birdwatching, writes Susan Fowler

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

His first 100 days of birding brought Liam Smith some unexpected and memorable encounters…

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.