Get to know: winter wildlife

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

Does the abundance of rowan berries really forecast snowy days and a hard winter, muses Tessa Waugh , as a home meet draws people of all ages, stages and pre-dawn routines

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Karen Youngs encounters squabbling herons and glimpses an elusive predator on a waterside walk

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