Birds of a feather

Reenie’s unwanted night-time visitor had her spitting feathers

PHOTOS, LETTERS, TWEETS, QUESTIONS – HAVE YOUR SAY

Sharon Thomas on the appeal of local shows, an ill-timed back flip, the joyful chaos of entertaining children – and smuggled dogs

Spring is the time to see the muscular and noble goshawk, usually as elusive as a ghost circling and swooping through the sky

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

We are now into the second half of the year. It may not seem it, but these summer days are getting slightly shorter. Baby birds have reached, or are getting, to full size, and some Arctic breeding birds will already be flying south. Here are five July classics to enjoy...