Enjoy the dawn chorus

SET A TARGET OF SEEING 200 BIRDS IN ONE YEAR!

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

October is many birders’ favourite time of the year. The potential is massive! Anything can and will turn up. However, here are five birds which will certainly be about and should be ‘gettable’ (with a bit of luck and skill) this month.

Getting to know these clever, creative and handsome birds

When you’re watching waders, you need to make sure the conditions are just right, writes Ruth Miller

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