The duvet duck

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...

PHOTOS, LETTERS, TWEETS, QUESTIONS – HAVE YOUR SAY

30-minute birder Amanda Tuke follows the Ouseburn to the Tyne in search of urban nature and the city’s most intriguing residents

I f you follow the river uphill from ...

It’s the largest member of its worldwide family, but has it ever reached the UK, asks David Lindo

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