These little birds mostly feed on pine seeds in conifer forests ... but their back and wings are chestnut brown. Like the siskin they live in the UK year-round but have a slightly smaller range and ...

Hampshire Wildlife Trust says the glossy ibis is a 'scarce visitor to the UK' - it has been spotted and snapped by photographers near Southampton.

Rare birds such as the Hen Harrier, Canvasback and Osprey have been spotted across Essex since the start of 2025.

Read by Kerry Gooderson from the BBC Radio Drama Company. The little brown bird hopped, skipped and jumped across the small silvery garden that cold frost must have breathed on the night before.