In the next issue August

Focus on falcons Peregrine is the default large falcon in the UK, while Eurasian Hobby is a much anticipated summer visitor. Eleonora’s Falcon is a mega species that would put a smile on any rarity-finder’s face. Fast flying and similar looking, it can be challenging to separate these species. Our advice will help you recognise all three.

Big dippers Every twitcher surely has one: that heartbreaking, hilarious or downright frustrating tale of ‘the one that got away’. From boats and planes chartered to remote islands, only to find the target bird did an overnight bunk, to driving hundreds of miles for the bird to be reidentified as its much commoner cousin, join Ian Lycett as he takes a trip through some of the more outlandish stories of the biggest dips.

Unprecedented arrivals The famous 1968 irruption of Nutcrackers saw more than 200 reports of this species in the UK. But what drives these mass movements and why do some species seem particularly prone to them? We delve into the reasons and history of such unique migrations.

Time to bury the hatchet Conservationists and gamekeepers are often characterised as being in conflict. But don’t we want similar things, and couldn’t we achieve more by working together? Jake Fiennes of Norfolk’s Holkham Estate argues that it’s time to make peace.