The return of the king

Scourge of the bird feeder and a master of ‘shock and awe’ assassinations, the sparrowhawk pursues its quarry with such tenacity and unpredictability that it often blindsides its prey

The white-tailed eagle, the UK’s largest bird of prey, was brought back from extinction – and it all started with an ambitious project on a mountainous Scottish island, half a century ago...

The marsh harrier, with its effortlessly slow and floating signature manoeuvre, is so enjoying its UK comeback that it now stays with us all year round

The rise and rise of raptor species has been a major success of the past half century, but it may well have been the downfall of the common kestrel

A penchant for spring lamb saw white-tailed eagles ruthlessly exterminated, but the beguiling ‘flying barn door’ is back on our shores following a somewhat controversial reintroduction

I f you follow the river uphill from ...