Goldfinch

Suited to dazzle and trilling a joyous song, the goldfinch weaves its magic in both the countryside and garden

For broadcaster and naturalist David Lindo, the city offers as many birdwatching opportunities as the countryside. You just need to know where to focus your binoculars

This enigmatic eastern vagrant has become a mega-rarity, writes David Lindo …

A new book of bird photography celebrates not only the avian world, but the photographers using creative techniques to produce original artworks, from characterful studio portraits to eye-catching abstracts, writes Graeme Green

They’re the species that blend into the background – 10 that every birder should be ticking, but maybe isn’t…

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