Ask any birder how they got into their hobby, and you will usually find somewhere in their distant past a species that sparked their imagination, which was the start of a lifelong interest in…

Whether or not that is welcome news for you, there is no denying the inevitable arrival of winter.

If you are out and about on the Avalon Marshes nature reserves over the next few weeks and hear what sounds like a distant foghorn, then it may well be one of our resident bitterns.