Birds of a feather

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

Watching her favourite childhood film gave animal lover Olivia Mikhail an unusual, life-changing idea…

Bird enthusiast Caroline Spinks is determined to protect the habitat of a special species

THESE TALES OF FUR AND FEATHER TAKE US INTO THE HABITATS OF BOTH OUR PLANET’S BEST-LOVED AND MOST-MALIGNED SPECIES

I HAVE written numerous pieces about mallard – this our most ubiquitous duck is a survivor. Mallard can be found almost everywhere, and I love them and never tire of watching them. They are underrated

Good advice could transform your birdwatching, writes Susan Fowler