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

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

Karen Youngs is on the lookout for nature’s collectibles during a sunny spring walk

The pine marten is back, roaming the UK’s woodlands. And its return to some spots after almost a century might be helping out the red squirrel…

St Valentine’s month may be bitterly cold, but the capricious charms of Vanellus vanellus never fail to warm the heart, says John Lewis-Stempel

A transatlantic stray brought birders flocking, writes Ruth Miller…