One puffin, two puffins…

An unusual view, this image was highly commended in the Nature Photographer of the Year 2024, Animal Portraits category. Amy Davies tells us more about it

Karen Youngs encounters a rare and endearing animal, which is resident on an island off the Dorset coast

This month, go wild for June, discover the secret world of penguins and listen to curious questions.

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Funds raised by Global Birdfair 2025 will support BirdLife International’s efforts to safeguard oceanic seabirds in the South Pacific, explains James Lowen

We are now into the second half of the year. It may not seem it, but these summer days are getting slightly shorter. Baby birds have reached, or are getting, to full size, and some Arctic breeding birds will already be flying south. Here are five July classics to enjoy...