“Bit of a twitcher, are ye?” That’s what my high school biology teacher asked, a grin on his face, when he found out I...

As I have mentioned repeatedly over the past months, life this spring has gone topsy-turvy in central Mexico, as we experience what has certainly...

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

Sometimes, patience and determination are rewarded. This is what happened to the hapless pair of Red-tailed Hawks who were nesting on the nearby hospital’s chimney’s catwalk. On...

I recently took a business trip to Tokyo and wanted to try to see some of the common urban birds in the world’s largest...

Award-winning free-lance science journalist Nicola Jones, most noted for her work on climate change and environmental issues, ventured into the book world with a picture...

The Red-crowned Crane is listed as Vulnerable, with an estimated 3000 individuals in 2009. Some populations – especially the Hokkaido one – seem to...

I’ve just returned from the Shetland Islands. You might be expecting me to start writing about the amazing colonies of Northern Gannets Morus bassanus...