Id challenge

This month’s challenge is all about the identification of long-legged birds

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

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

Amazingly, we have reached another September, the beating heart of birding autumn. Migration is in full swing, and there is always a chance of finding something very special. Here are five birds which will make any September day.

WE CONTINUE OUR 40TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS BY HIGHLIGHTING OUR FAVOURITE WILDLIFE SPOTS ACROSS THE UK COMPILED BY LISA HARRIS

Curlews need all the help they can get ...