Id challenge

This month’s challenge is all about the identification of long-legged birds

Birds of prey in flight have a reputation for being very tough to identify. However, follow these guidelines and you have a good chance of telling these five larger species apart. Note photos are not to scale.

Autumn is upon us – David Callahan has everything you need to know in his birders’ almanac for September…

Amazingly, we have reached another September, the beating heart of birding autumn. Migration is in full swing, and there is always a chance of finding something very special. Here are five birds which will make any September day.

Photographing a single subject repeatedly can be just as rewarding as chasing ‘ticks’, writes Rob Read

PHOTOS, LETTERS, TWEETS, QUESTIONS – HAVE YOUR SAY