The last of the vultures

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If you had to pick a place where you wouldn’t go looking for birds, Las Vegas might be near the top of your list. Yet, as Stephen Moss discovered, the surroundings are great for winter birding

Curlews were commonplace when vet Alf Wight -the fictional James Herriot - was driving through the Yorkshire Dales. Today they are a threatened species and All Creatures Great and Small actor Samuel West is adding to the call to ensure their survival

It’s a part of Iceland that’s off the tourist trail, but it’s brilliant for birding, writes Vanessa Wright

The geography of Batumi, Georgia, makes it one of the great destinations for observing mass migration of raptors, writes Mike Weedon

30-minute birder Amanda Tuke sees the benefits of being distracted by birds at home, and on the coast