Enjoy the dawn chorus

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

Autumn is upon us – David Callahan has everything you need to know in his birders’ almanac for September…

Amazingly, we have reached another September, the beating heart of birding autumn. Migration is in full swing, and there is always a chance of finding something very special. Here are five birds which will make any September day.

MONITORING

A crack-of-dawn start is one way to avoid the crowds. But there’s another option that doesn’t need an alarm clock.

Now the crowds have gone, Karen Youngs heads to the beach to enjoy the antics of some recent arrivals