NEST RECORDS

Although midwinter can seem lifeless, many sites still have their fair share of wintering and resident birds, with even a slim chance of a scarcity, writes David Callahan

One of Europe’s most eye-catching birds has bred in the UK for the first time in almost three decades. A pair of hoopoes – famous for their salmon-pink bodies, bold black-and-white wings and showy cre

In 2025, David Callahan didn’t just tell you how to rise to our challenge – he did it himself!

Eleanor Williams from the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust explains why you should get involved with this year’s Big Farmland Bird Count

My sky is never empty. At dawn there may be just a lone crow beating a steady path north, or at dusk, the curiously undulating, huge wings of a heron heading to roost in a willow above the ditch. Duck