King Of The Harbour

Look for kingfishers hunting for a fish supper around Poole this winter

- Paul Morton

Scrutinise any glitter-covered snow scene on your Christmas cards and you’re more than likely to see a perky robin perched on a branch, or a barn owl swooping over a frosty landscape. Other avian Christmas cover stars include winter geese and blue tits. But there’s one electric blue gem you can see far easier in winter than at any other time of the year, and yet rarely will you see this handsome bird on a Christmas card.