Land of the birds

THE THRILL OF LANDING IN THE FALKLAND ISLANDS IS TO FIND YOU’VE SOMEHOW VENTURED OVER THE LIP OF THE KNOWN WORLD

John Willis explains the consequences of cresting a bigger-than-expected wave while helming his 25ft motorboat

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

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

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Norman Hadley shares a tale of youthful misadventure, when a navigational mistake on the Cairngorm plateau seemed to defy all constraints of space and time