and blue-tailed bee-eater. At the 18th edition of the Chennai Bird Race organised by Madras Naturalists’ Society on February 1, Abigail, a young birder, spotted 44 species in and around Pulicat.

We leave you this Sunday with the vocals of the White-throated bee-eaters at Kruger National Park in South Africa. Videographer: Judith Lehmberg.

Roughly the same size as a Starling, the European Bee-eater is a strikingly colourful bird with a slender ... Juveniles are duller, with a green-tinged back and lack adults' elongated central tail ...