Red kites, great spotted woodpeckers and pink-footed geese are only a few of the birds doing brilliantly in the British Isles right now. Mark Cocker celebrates their success stories and looks at what might be learnt from them

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Rob Read examines how advances in camera technology have revolutionised the way we capture images of birdlife

AMELIA arrives home from her half-day at work. She has the week’s shopping and quickly squirrels everything away, leaving just her children’s magazines on the kitchen table. Seeing she only has three-

David Cromack was deputy editor of Bird Watching ’s launch issue in 1986, and later edited the magazine for 18 years. In the first of a two-part feature, he explains how the magazine came about…

One of the rich joys of birding is that there are birds everywhere, including gardens and parks. Just get out and walk around, there’s no need to be quiet or furtive. Become familiar with your feather