In rapture over raptors

FOR AS LONG AS I COULD REMEMBER, the northern goshawk had been elusive, existing just at the edge of everything. This ‘grey ghost’ haunted my imagination. In the early 1970s – which was just as I was

For broadcaster and naturalist David Lindo, the city offers as many birdwatching opportunities as the countryside. You just need to know where to focus your binoculars

Autumn is a wonderful time of year. Birds are on the move in their masses. It is exciting. And just about anything can turn up. Here are five birds which may look to be dressed in the dulled browns of autumn, but are all special, even thrilling to watch.

Getting to know these chatty, sociable and intelligent birds

PHOTOS, LETTERS, TWEETS, QUESTIONS – HAVE YOUR SAY

They’re the species that blend into the background – 10 that every birder should be ticking, but maybe isn’t…