Roseate tern

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

South africa’s sardine run might just be the greatest wildlife spectacle you’ve never heard of. So large is this annual fishy movement that in biomass terms alone it has been estimated to rival the ep

With a ‘butterfly emergency’ in the UK, conservationists are gearing up for this year’s Big Butterfly Count. But what has happened to these insects? And can they – on a wing and a prayer – ever bounce back?

B ecause it’s the school summer holidays, it’s ...

A cold-water nomad with a voracious appetite, the overfished cod may be dwindling in numbers, but it is still a big beast of the sea

This month I will be turning my attention from the small birds in spring to larger works. I’ve especially enjoyed exploring along the Menai Strait, a beautiful expanse of water set against the backdro