Your birding month

30-minute birder Amanda Tuke follows the Ouseburn to the Tyne in search of urban nature and the city’s most intriguing residents

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

The white-tailed eagle, the UK’s largest bird of prey, was brought back from extinction – and it all started with an ambitious project on a mountainous Scottish island, half a century ago...

PHOTOS, LETTERS, TWEETS, QUESTIONS – HAVE YOUR SAY

Intimidated by seawatching? A pelagic trip gets you much closer to those seabirds, writes John Miles

Mike will spare you you tales of his recent exploits in and around his local area... apart from what he saw this morning