Bird Watching Hints & Tips

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Featured birds
Red Kite

Red Kite

Red Kites were once Britain's rarest raptor but they can now be seen all over the UK following reintroduction.

Rickmansworth,
Hertfordshire,
UK

Robin

Robin

A Robin is not just for Christmas.

Stocker's Lake,
Hertfordshire,
UK

Kingfisher

Kingfisher

Seeing the electric blue of a Kingfisher brightens up any birding walk by a lake or river

Stocker's Lake,
Rickmansworth,
Hertfordshire

Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin

Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin

This mega rare bird made national news as it sparked a huge twitch in October 2020.

Stiffkey,
Norfolk,
UK

Siskin

Siskin

Siskins are small, green, streaky finches that often visit bird feeders in gardens

Sarratt Bottom,
Buckinghamshire,
UK

Green Woodpecker

Green Woodpecker

Green Woodpeckers are often seen on the ground, on the hunt for their favourite food - ants

Rickmansworth,
Hertfordshire,
UK

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Trawling for Eagles by Stephen Younger

A book by Stephen Younger