Pushing the boundaries of id

John Miles rounds up the latest releases…

A new book of bird photography celebrates not only the avian world, but the photographers using creative techniques to produce original artworks, from characterful studio portraits to eye-catching abstracts, writes Graeme Green

PHOTOS, LETTERS, TWEETS, QUESTIONS – HAVE YOUR SAY

Return migration is here in earnest – David Callahan explains what to look for in autumn…

Until this summer, Montagu’s Harrier had disappeared as a UK breeding bird – can anything be done to mitigate the challenges to future success, asks John Miles …

This enigmatic eastern vagrant has become a mega-rarity, writes David Lindo …