One of the first birds I remember seeing was a Green Woodpecker. It had landed on our neighbours’ lawn, and I was invited round...

There’s nothing like an unexpected bird to get the pulse racing, as I was reminded on a recent warm and sunny summer’s evening. I...

I was amused to read Sara Jentsch’s recent diatribe on gulls: Why I despise Seagulls: A Tale of Humiliation. It was encouraging to discover...

Take a quick look at the breeding distribution of European birds and you will see that there are a surprising number of species that...

Similarities between the Golden Nugget Casino penthouse in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Chichester Cathedral, West Sussex, are not obvious, but there is one....

We are fast approaching what is, for me, one of the most poignant times of the year. It’s when I step outside my back...

Handsome but never flashy, the Old World Buntings are a fascinating family of birds. There are no fewer than 45 of them, of which...

Six months of the year have now slipped by, so time to review the state of my bird lists – my UK list, and...