The wonderful world of toucans

If you had to pick a place where you wouldn’t go looking for birds, Las Vegas might be near the top of your list. Yet, as Stephen Moss discovered, the surroundings are great for winter birding

30-minute birder Amanda Tuke sees the benefits of being distracted by birds at home, and on the coast

It might not look promising, but the bush has some incredible birds, writes Vanessa Wright

When you’re watching waders, you need to make sure the conditions are just right, writes Ruth Miller

The geography of Batumi, Georgia, makes it one of the great destinations for observing mass migration of raptors, writes Mike Weedon

Check your answers against our explanations. Remember, there are no ‘trick’ birds or extreme rarities among these...