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October is many birders’ favourite time of the year. The potential is massive! Anything can and will turn up. However, here are five birds which will certainly be about and should be ‘gettable’ (with a bit of luck and skill) this month.

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

Karen Youngs encounters squabbling herons and glimpses an elusive predator on a waterside walk

The number of starlings in the UK begins to swell in November as more migrate from areas in Northern Europe such as Scandinavia to join our resident breeds for winter. This creates the opportunity to

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