Discover Wildlife

Bird Watching

You don’t need to sit in a hide all weekend to enjoy watching birds. Our experts reveal everything you need to know to get great views of wild birds and understand their behaviour.

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House martins have just arrived back in the country – but where have they been?

Bill Oddie

The difficulty with dinosaurs is that, for some people, they represent an inconvenient truth.

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Garden birdwatchers are seeing red this spring as a ‘new’ garden finch makes a welcome appearance.

Barn owl hunting at dusk

Hidden beneath the barn owl's graceful, ghostly exterior is one of nature’s most finely tuned killing machines.

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Over the coming weeks, garden nest boxes will become a hive of activity thanks to the blue tit.

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The view from a kitchen window has gained some sparkle over recent years thanks to a gold rush in gardens.

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The blackcap is the garden bird bruiser to look out for this January.

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One of our most sociable and endearing garden birds, the long-tailed tit, will be seeking refuge in gardens this December.

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The agile nuthatch is spreading northwards and its use of gardens peaks at this time of year. 

British large blue butterflies from the 19th century © P.D. Stewart

Carole Jahme explains the natural inspiration for her new vampire novel in conversation with BBC natural history filmmaker Dr Paul D Stewart.