Bird on the brink

Curlews were commonplace when vet Alf Wight -the fictional James Herriot - was driving through the Yorkshire Dales. Today they are a threatened species and All Creatures Great and Small actor Samuel West is adding to the call to ensure their survival

MAKE Y OUR BIRDING C OUNT

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

When you’re watching waders, you need to make sure the conditions are just right, writes Ruth Miller

SET A TARGET OF SEEING 200 BIRDS IN ONE YEAR!

It’s the perfect time of year for a woodland wander in Yorkshire’s precious places