Field notes from the hedgerow
Get to know the birds
on your doorstep.
Wilf's World is a small, friendly guide to the birds you are most likely to meet in gardens, parks and woodland edges — what they look like, what they sound like, and how to tempt them closer.
- Species profiled
- 18
- Calls to listen to
- 18
- Kit needed
- None
Where to next
Six places to go from here.
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The bird guide
Eighteen species with photos, life stories and a recording of each one's call.
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Play
The ear test, a quiz on the facts, and a no-reading version for the very youngest.
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My patch
Tick birds off as you see them and watch your list fill up.
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Compare
Every bird side by side for size, and the running order of the dawn chorus.
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Garden & tips
How to watch birds properly, and how to make a garden they want to stop in.
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Tap a bird
For the very youngest. Tap a picture, hear the bird. No reading needed.
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Pheasants
Why the most spectacular bird on any British footpath deserves better than it gets.