This content contains affiliate links to Bookshop.org. When you buy through these links, I may earn an affiliate commission. The red fox is surely one of the UK’s most beautiful mammals. Sadly, though, this extremely adaptable animal is also one of our most divisive. While many people see every encounter as a joy and a …
This content contains affiliate links to Bookshop.org. When you buy through these links, I may earn an affiliate commission. Although I’m not a twitcher (more on that later), most Januarys see me head out near the start of the month for a birding ‘big day’. I usually pick a few sites and try to see …
As January gets into its stride, many of us start looking out for the first signs of spring. This might be the first snowdrops, or the first tree leaf buds. Later on, we might notice our first swallow or chiffchaff. Some of us may even keep a record of when these events occur each year. …
This month’s bird, the starling, is full of charisma, surprisingly exotic in appearance and, when seen en masse, produces one of the most amazing wildlife spectacles. Like that other very familiar bird, the house sparrow, though, not everything is as rosy as it might seem. The starling’s loud personality and numbers mask a disturbing drop …