10 great sites for brilliant birdwatching

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

It’s a massive circular traffic jam, isn’t it? Think again – the M25 is your road to great birding, writes Matt Merritt

ON THE LITTLE-KNOWN ISLE OF SHEPPEY, ELMLEY IS THE UK’S ONLY NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE WITH OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATION — OFFERING A QUIET RETREAT FOR BIRDERS

Bathed in burnished hues, a Hertfordshire cottage haven is a marriage of formal and wild planting

SET A TARGET OF SEEING 200 BIRDS IN ONE YEAR!