Catch of the day

Letting things grow helped Susan Wyman discover a new side to birding…

For the time-strapped birder, the ‘mini-twitch’ is key to boosting your year list, explains Marc Abbott

Wildlife photography isn’t all about attention-grabbing species, writes Rob Read

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

30-minute birder Amanda Tuke investigates the impact of feeding wild birds, and whether it’s a factor behind the decline of a woodland specialist

The best rare birds seen all around Britain in May