Common Linnet, Twite and Lesser Redpoll photo ID guide
Andy Stoddart provides all the information and advice you need to recognise each of these small, brown finches in the field, in all...
08/03/2021
Is that a female American Wigeon or a hybrid? American Golden Plover or the rarer Pacific? Some of birding's best-known ID experts provide the answers to these and many more identification conundrums.
Andy Stoddart provides all the information and advice you need to recognise each of these small, brown finches in the field, in all...
08/03/2021
Although males are distinctive, the cryptically plumaged female dabbling ducks are much more challenging to separate. Andy Stoddart...
07/02/2021
Andy Stoddart provides expert tips on how to separate the two subspecies of Greater White-fronted Goose that occur on our shores each...
25/12/2020
Phalacrocorax species present identification conundrums for all levels of birder, but Keith Vinicombe's definitive guide will help you sort...
24/11/2020
Seeing either of these two unpredictable owls makes for a memorable day's birding, but telling them apart isn't always easy. Andy Stoddart...
15/10/2020
Skulking, camouflaged and similar looking, these three species are likely to pose ID challenges every autumn. Andy Stoddart shares his...
30/08/2020
These three closely related shorebirds are very similar in size, structure and plumage. This, combined with the unfamiliarity of two, can...
25/07/2020
Collared, Black-winged and Oriental are all rare vagrants in Britain, and can be notoriously tricky to separate without good views. Tony...
28/06/2020
Common Buzzard is an abundant species across most of Britain. However, European Honey Buzzard is much scarcer and represents a real...
23/05/2020
In the fourth instalment of our series on nocturnal sound recording, Joe Stockwell examines the calls of some species typically encountered...
12/05/2020
World-renowned raptor expert Dick Forsman offers all the advice you need to confidently separate Red and Black Kites in all plumages.
11/04/2020
Andy Stoddart provides expert advice on how to recognise four classic spring overshoots – Little Bittern and Squacco, Black-crowned Night...
03/04/2020