Merlin

For broadcaster and naturalist David Lindo, the city offers as many birdwatching opportunities as the countryside. You just need to know where to focus your binoculars

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 …

After facing extinction as a British breeder, this handsome small bird has bounced back, writes Ian Parsons …

A master of disguise, inexplicably shy and unpredictably wild, the increasingly rare ring ouzel warrants giving any blackbird a second glance,

PHOTOS, LETTERS, TWEETS, QUESTIONS – HAVE YOUR SAY

Suited to dazzle and trilling a joyous song, the goldfinch weaves its magic in both the countryside and garden