First-year male

An inspiring friend and a subscription to BW helped kindle Neil Flanagan’s love of birds

Autumn is upon us – David Callahan has everything you need to know in his birders’ almanac for September…

Mike will spare you you tales of his recent exploits in and around his local area... apart from what he saw this morning

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

Stuck on the sofa? That doesn’t stop you from birdwatching, writes Ruth Miller …

Finding the best birds can mean looking in some less than obvious places, writes Paul Brook