Your birding month

From a heroic long-distance swimmer to a producer of spectacularly eerie sound effects, the seabirds seen swooping and diving over British waters have all manner of singular skills, says John Lewis-Stempel

The rise and rise of raptor species has been a major success of the past half century, but it may well have been the downfall of the common kestrel

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It may be the month of summer holidays in much of the country, but for birds, August is very much a time of return migration, with an autumnal feel. By the time of the Bank Holiday, late in the month, passage is starting to be in full swing. Here are five beautiful birds to enjoy.

Unhurried in flight and with a sideline in stolen goods, the handsome red kite is the gentleman thief of the raptor world