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

MAKE Y OUR BIRDING C OUNT

October is many birders’ favourite time of the year. The potential is massive! Anything can and will turn up. However, here are five birds which will certainly be about and should be ‘gettable’ (with a bit of luck and skill) this month.

30-minute birder Amanda Tuke sees the benefits of being distracted by birds at home, and on the coast

Grey Phalarope, Pelagic (Scilly), 31 August RICHARD STONIER ...

It’s a part of Iceland that’s off the tourist trail, but it’s brilliant for birding, writes Vanessa Wright