The first sighting of a swallow each year is a welcome hint of the summer months ahead. An evocative trilling call overhead was the first indicator this year, as two birds swooped past on my…

Get to know our Species of the Month for January 2025, the grey heron!

I slam my hand down on the alarm and rub my eyes. Through the darkness, the light from my clock blinks 4:30am. Why would anyone be waking up this early on a Sunday morning? It’s not my birthday…

Though it might not feel like it with the flurry of snow we’ve had this week, spring is just around the corner, and with it brings a host of glorious nature and wildlife to reawaken our senses and…

Between the 14 and 21 February it's National Nest Box week, a campaign by the British Trust of Ornithology encouraging people to help out our feathered friends by putting up nesting boxes in…

Meet the dawn chorus’s percussion section…

This deadly disease is having a devastating effect on our already struggling wild bird populations.

There are some bird calls that I believe most people would recognise. The twit-too of calling tawny owls, the iconic calling cuckoo (of clock fame) and perhaps the drumming of a woodpecker. But I…

Spring is a time of fresh starts and new beginnings, with life literally bursting up around us – and this year the arrival of the warmer weather feels more welcome than ever. As we rejoice in the…

With the sunlight stronger and the hours of daylight longer spring is often the best time of the year to spot some of our elusive bird life. Even more so now, as the world has become a little…