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Birdwatch: Water rail

19 Oct 2014: Stephen Moss feels a sense of wonder and privilege when he gets a rare chance to watch one of our most secretive little birds
Caw vs. Kraa: meaning in the calls of crows and ravens

18 Oct 2014: GrrlScientist: This short video, by the Cornell Lab of O, discusses the differences between and potential meanings of the sounds made by crows and ravens.
Nightingales v 5,000 new homes: the battle over the woods of Lodge Hill

25 Sep 2014: Plan to build on sanctuary for bird celebrated by poets for centuries undermines the entire conservation regime of Britain
Where the wild things are: the nature reserve giving kids the wildlife bug

22 Sep 2014: On the outskirts of Bradford, an urban wasteland turned wildlife reserve brings the local community closer to nature, writes Emma Howard
Birdwatch: Curlew sandpiper

21 Sep 2014: Stephen Moss on the wonders of migration, admiring a pair of Siberian travellers, taking a break in Somerset, on their journey to Africa
Time to vote for Britain’s national bird

29 Aug 2014: David Lindo: Like America’s bald eagle, the UK too should have its own iconic bird and there are 60 for the public to choose from
Birdwatch: Spotted flycatcher

17 Aug 2014:
Stephen Moss watches the migratory birds of his local patch prepare to fly south, and admires an underrated, and increasingly infrequent, visitor
22,000 flock to Birdfair, the Glastonbury of birdwatching

17 Aug 2014:
The Rutland Water event shows how twitching has moved from anoraky pursuit of exotic species to mainstream passion
Wetland Bird Survey reveals wading birds in decline – in pictures

30 Jul 2014: Ringed plovers, oystercatchers and redshanks among species overwintering on UK estuaries to suffer a big drop in numbers
Wading birds declining in the UK

30 Jul 2014: Conservationists say climate change could be partly to blame for big drop in numbers in eight of the main species over 10 years
Birdwatch: Bearded tit

20 Jul 2014:
Stephen Moss admires one of most secretive inhabitants of his local patch of reedbed
Patrolling fulmars plot the geography of this hard, salt-fashioned place

20 Jul 2014:
Country diary: North Ronaldsay, Orkney: The sheep dyke represents millions of hours of human labour, but to the fulmars it is simply the most sheltered spot to lay
Chris Packham's guide to Britain's nocturnal creatures

18 Jul 2014: The BBC presenter and naturalist on observing owls, foxes, bats, moths and hedgehogs in their habitats
A night safari in the British countryside

18 Jul 2014:
The grounds of Knepp Castle in West Sussex are being 'rewilded'; the resulting habitat is perfect for exploring at dusk
Phil Hollom obituary

15 Jul 2014:
Ornithologist who helped to popularise birdwatching and contributed to some of the most important field guides and research