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.

PHOTOS, LETTERS, TWEETS, QUESTIONS – HAVE YOUR SAY

Finding the best birds can mean looking in some less than obvious places, writes Paul Brook

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

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