Red kites, great spotted woodpeckers and pink-footed geese are only a few of the birds doing brilliantly in the British Isles right now. Mark Cocker celebrates their success stories and looks at what might be learnt from them

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AMELIA arrives home from her half-day at work. She has the week’s shopping and quickly squirrels everything away, leaving just her children’s magazines on the kitchen table. Seeing she only has three-

Our first issue, in 1986, hinted at developments that have since taken place among bird populations, writes Matt Merritt

Mike’s local area has become a difficult place to watch gulls, but it makes up for their lack in other ways