Birds

Best British Bird Identification Books

The best British bird identification books to buy

Sunrise in an oak wood – BBC Countryfile podcast

Relax to the dawn chorus from a West Country oak wood

Somerset Levels in spring – Countryfile podcast

A quest for booming bitterns on the Avalon Marshes in Somerset

Lesser spotted woodpecker countryfile podcast

Spring in the saltmarsh and Celtic rainforest – plus an special encounter with our rarest woodpecker

Curlew in a wet meadow – Countryfile magazine podcast

New podcast series – episode 1: in search of spring curlews

A fledgling House Sparrow, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, UK

16 of the UK’s top garden bird species suffer decline, finds Big Garden Birdwatch 2021

Seabirds courting

Guide to British seabirds: how to identify and where to see them

Bird in flight

Marsh harrier guide: identification, distribution and where to see

Goldfinch and nest

British finches: how to identify and where to see

Loch, hills and city

Day out: Edinburgh, Midlothian

Luna the tawny owl returns to her eggs, Yorkshire. © Robert E Fuller

The best wildlife webcams to watch in the UK and Ireland

Lapwing with chick. /Credit: Getty

Guide to wading birds: how to identify and where to see

Common swift. /Credit: Getty

Bird migration guide: which species migrate and where do they go?

Bird in spring

How to identify

Guide to tit species in the UK: how to identify and where to see

Robin on a perch, Getty

Robin guide: species facts and how to attract robins to your garden