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Migrant birds are on their way to a garden near you! Will you know what they are when they arrive? Here's a handy guide to some wintry visitors and their resident cousins. Meet the redwing : What to look for : It's easy to tell the difference if you get a good look at the redwing's...

I’m sure that it’s supposed to be spring by now, the county cricket season has begun, the trees are beginning to green up, but still winter is hanging on, refusing to give up. I walked in this morning with a very cold breeze cutting right through me. It is springtime, isn’t it?! Here...

How come everyone else's birds are more colourful than ours? I was idly flipping through a book about North American birds the other day, and that's what struck me. Lucky Americans get all manner of exotically-coloured birds frolicking in their gardens and nature reserves - try searching for...

Regular Notes on Nature readers will probably be building up quite a good picture of the birds we see from our window here, with the webcam feeder stationed outside. Great spotted woodpeckers , magpies and grey wagtails have all featured recently, however today it’s more a case of what we didn’t...