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From a heroic long-distance swimmer to a producer of spectacularly eerie sound effects, the seabirds seen swooping and diving over British waters have all manner of singular skills, says John Lewis-Stempel

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Unhurried in flight and with a sideline in stolen goods, the handsome red kite is the gentleman thief of the raptor world

Wildlife photography isn’t all about attention-grabbing species, writes Rob Read

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

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