The need to know what they’re up to drew ecologist Jonathan Briggs deeper into birding…

Check your answers against our explanations. Remember, there are no ‘trick’ birds or extreme rarities among these...

Winter visitors that gather in noisy flocks to forage together

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Birds can transport us to another time and place entirely,

November is traditionally a time for a slowing of the migration rush. That said, there are still plenty of birds on the move, and still just enough time to make serious progress on the endgame of your year list…