Reed warbler

Long believed to be a symbol of good fortune, the albatross has its own annual world awareness day on 19th June. As legend would have it, the bird embodies the souls of sailors lost at sea, and to har

I awoke to an unearthly din, like a rubber foot pump with hiccups. It was so loud that I could feel it resonating in my guts. In the glass of water by my bed, I swear I saw concentric ripples à la tha

Spring is the time to see the muscular and noble goshawk, usually as elusive as a ghost circling and swooping through the sky

It’s the largest member of a family we all know well, writes David Lindo

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