There are three ways I spot Sparrowhawks. First, during their spring soaring flights, high over their territory, when they are very appare...

The pigeon flock in the park took off all of a sudden, like a loud clap. In the silence that followed, I looked up: The male Sparrowhawk f...

In the last couple of days I've come across a number of resident species with fledglings. Blackbirds were first, a short-tailed advent...

In the last month, I have observed four blackbirds eating large slugs. They spend a long time wiping them from side to side on the ground ...

The pair of crows on our street has been late building its nest. After a lot of territorial fights with their neighbours, they only start...

More often than not there will be a Herring Gull pair by the pond in my local park. I assume it must be the same pair, as seagulls are lon...