All in a day’s work

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

I HAVE written numerous pieces about mallard – this our most ubiquitous duck is a survivor. Mallard can be found almost everywhere, and I love them and never tire of watching them. They are underrated

Does the abundance of rowan berries really forecast snowy days and a hard winter, muses Tessa Waugh , as a home meet draws people of all ages, stages and pre-dawn routines

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

Joe Stanley reflects on the farm’s autumnal jobs, including laying new field drainage

It’s a part of Iceland that’s off the tourist trail, but it’s brilliant for birding, writes Vanessa Wright