News from your cruising area

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

Modern intrusions vie with the trill of oystercatchers close to Dave’s dream home

Grey Phalarope, Pelagic (Scilly), 31 August RICHARD STONIER ...

Simon Ellis completes the final leg of his three-month sabbatical cruise along the South Coast of England

Good Housekeeping ’s special projects director, Emma Justice , ticks wildlife, helicopters and huskies off her bucket list on an Alaskan cruise