Large birds of prey in flight

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

Scourge of the bird feeder and a master of ‘shock and awe’ assassinations, the sparrowhawk pursues its quarry with such tenacity and unpredictability that it often blindsides its prey

The white-tailed eagle, the UK’s largest bird of prey, was brought back from extinction – and it all started with an ambitious project on a mountainous Scottish island, half a century ago...

PHOTOS, LETTERS, TWEETS, QUESTIONS – HAVE YOUR SAY

A penchant for spring lamb saw white-tailed eagles ruthlessly exterminated, but the beguiling ‘flying barn door’ is back on our shores following a somewhat controversial reintroduction

The marsh harrier, with its effortlessly slow and floating signature manoeuvre, is so enjoying its UK comeback that it now stays with us all year round