Leader of the chase

We take a look at the UK’s brilliant variety of British birds of prey

Suited to dazzle and trilling a joyous song, the goldfinch weaves its magic in both the countryside and garden

Until this summer, Montagu’s Harrier had disappeared as a UK breeding bird – can anything be done to mitigate the challenges to future success, asks John Miles …

FOR AS LONG AS I COULD REMEMBER, the northern goshawk had been elusive, existing just at the edge of everything. This ‘grey ghost’ haunted my imagination. In the early 1970s – which was just as I was

After facing extinction as a British breeder, this handsome small bird has bounced back, writes Ian Parsons …

PHOTOS, LETTERS, TWEETS, QUESTIONS – HAVE YOUR SAY