Song Thrush - singing this morning Winter can be a good time to make inroads into learning birdsong, as early in January there are on...

January can be a good time to see Crossbills. They time their breeding to coincide with the concentration of seeds in pine cones. Large c...

The winter term is traditionally the best time to have good sightings of Bitterns. I believe one icy day at Potteric Carr we saw up to 5 i...

Another bird which was virtually unexpected in these parts when the classes were launched 12 years ago was the Common Crane.  However, as ...

One of the most attractive birds of prey we will be watching in the New Year is the Red Kite. These are stunning birds, with a wonderful b...

The Little Owl used to be a very easy bird to see at any time of the year, but it has declined markedly since 1970. It is very site faithfu...