Love to hear the robin go tweet, tweet, tweet

Size doesn’t matter when it comes to the fighting spirit of the tiny merlin, a fierce parent and favoured hunting accessory of Mary, Queen of Scots

PHOTOS, LETTERS, TWEETS, QUESTIONS – HAVE YOUR SAY

DOMINIC COUZENS ON THE...

These iconic birds are never less than thrilling to see, writes Ruth Miller

Our view of them may be clouded by controversy, but the sight of a silver-grey hen harrier scaling the heavens is pure theatre

With returning swifts screaming across the rooftop and golden buttercup pollen gilding his Wellingtons as he strides across the cow meadow, John Lewis-Stempel marvels at the many pleasures of May