We were breakfasting in the garden when there was a momentary flurry that broke the breezy atmosphere of swaying buddleia with its lazy scatter of butterflies. It was a synapse of intense connection ...

Wenlock Edge In that moment, bird and fly are immune to the forces of gravity and exist in a time and space around which everything else spins The spotted flycatcher pauses to consider approaching ...

Ornithologist Jack Baddams remembers chancing upon his first spotted flycatcher nest at Creswell Crags in Derbyshire. He became hooked on them after that, and fitted the adult birds with coloured ...

Rare Kashmir Flycatcher sighted at Chemmattamavayal wetlands, marking a significant birdwatching milestone in Kasaragod's ...

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Fall migration always has some surprises in store. One of the most delightful vagrants in September was a fork-tailed flycatcher. This species normally occurs from Mexico south to Argentina. A few ...

AS we watch the summer wane, autumn wax and the weather turn colder, wetter, and more unpredictable, in the world of birds it is also a time of change. A huge range of species are on the move. Waders ...

Last year it was the mistle thrush that grabbed me – my affectionate attention, that is. Each morning as I marched out to measure the rain, he was perched on the gable’s broadband aerial and facing ...

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs. Steve Backshall presents the spotted flycatcher. Spotted flycatchers may be rather ...