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

Red kites, great spotted woodpeckers and pink-footed geese are only a few of the birds doing brilliantly in the British Isles right now. Mark Cocker celebrates their success stories and looks at what might be learnt from them

Find out which early species to watch for, how to make your patch more butterfly-friendly and where to record your sightings for science

PHOTOS, LETTERS, TWEETS, QUESTIONS – HAVE YOUR SAY

Nadia Shaikh goes synaesthetic for the start of spring, almost tasting the orange tang of an early butterfly

It’s not the best known of its family, but it is a truly remarkable bird, writes David Lindo …