The power of crowds

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

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

The quiet magic of patch birding fits perfectly into a busy life, writes Thomas Barker

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

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