On my outstretched arm, Papillon fluffed up his ...

Nadia Shaikh seeks good company for a search-and-gorge to get her through the ruthless darkness of the winter months

Jolly frock-coated robins, majestic geese and arboreal partridges make for both literal and symbolic centrepieces at Christmas, says Matthew Dennison, as he revels in the cultural history of the season’s feathered fowl and game

In the mid-2000s, the RSPB began transferring millions of ...

THIS MONTH Barn owls

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight