Sign up to # my 200 bird year

SET A TARGET OF SEEING 200 BIRDS IN ONE YEAR!

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.

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…

Getting to know these clever, creative and handsome birds