Golf courses might not be the most obvious places to go birdwatching – I visited 3 for my July column – but just think of the possibilities…

In which I make a trip to a fun city in search of a bloody brilliant bird which is officially extinct in London… but sadly it wasn’t to be, this time.

There’s no doubt in my mind that sorting water pollution should be a national priority – and it’s one which does seem to bridge the political spectrum. In my May column I investigate the impact which river pollution is having on birds and have a fascinating chat with Professor Steve Ormerod about his research on […]

London might be heralded as one of the greenest cities but we can’t take our green spaces for granted. If, like me, you find the subject of this month’s column – the threat to Crossness Nature Reserve – really worrying, then please do offer your support to the Save Crossness Nature Reserve campaign.

I can’t think of a better way to start a new year bird list than to spend the first week of the year urban birding. And what a bird I found.

Cardiff is one of my favourite cities and a fantastic place for a couple of days of urban birding. It was great to catch up with my birder friend Cindy, and to meet Phil Bristow, BTO county bird recorder for East Glamorgan.

Every so often I leave the safety of the M25 orbital and travel further afield in search of interesting wildlife. This time it was wonderful wintry trip to write about fabulous and fascinating RSPB Medmerry and Pagham Harbour reserves on the Sussex coast.

I confess that before I wrote this feature, I didn’t realise that ‘vismigging’ or watching visible migration as a particular specialism in birdwatching was a thing. What’s not to love – the ultimate combination of a incentive to get out in the autumn and early winter, and the chance to see some surprising birds flying over […]