I normally write my contributions to 10000 Birds in my study at home. In contrast, this piece is being...

I can still vividly recall encountering my first Little Egret. I was on a family holiday with my parents,...

A birdwatching car conjures up an image of a tough 4×4, perhaps a Toyota Amazon or a Land Rover...

April is one of my favourite bird months, as it witnesses the arrival here in the UK of a...

For most birdwatchers it’s the special steppe birds, such as the bustards and sandgrouse, that are Extremadura’s special lure....

Last year no fewer than 18 million tourists from Britain visited Spain – it’s our favourite holiday destination. However,...

Not many people have a good word to say about the Sparrowhawk, the feathered assassin in the garden. (Note...

One of the many pleasures of birdwatching is encountering the unexpected, as I was reminded last week when out...