If you found one of these on your patch, you’d be guaranteed a fanfare, says David Lindo …

Adrian Thomas looks to the skies for three special birds that you may see over your garden or might even attract into your space to breed

Fluid in flight and perplexingly wide-ranging, the short-eared owl is a singular figure in the family– and a figure of particular terror to the vole

The best rare birds seen all around Britain in 2025

Whether for its textbook appearance, regional ubiquity or haunting and mellifluous call, it’s no wonder the inimitable tawny may be Britain’s best-loved owl

Glastonbury, in the Somerset Levels, might bring to mind crystal healing and ley lines, but away from the town wildlife flourishes. Our campsite was perfectly placed, close to both the RSPB’s Ham Wall