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World of Birds Holidays
Hungary
• 29 Oct–2 Nov 2017 (extension to 5 Nov) • €995 plus flights (extension €580) • Ural Owl, Red-breasted and Lesser White-fronted Geese...
01/07/2017
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World of Birds Holidays
Shetland
• 23-30 Sep 2017 • £1,185 (excluding travel to/from Shetland) • Myrtle Warbler, Siberian Rubythroat, White's and Swainson's Thrushes,...
01/07/2017
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 12–18 July
The Amur Falcon was back in Cornwall for an afternoon and the Swinhoe's Storm Petrel returned to Fair Isle.
19/07/2017
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 12–18 July
Richard Stonier's clean shot of a tricky subject, a female King Eider in flight, caught Steve Young's eye this week.
19/07/2017
Articles
Rarity finders: Grey-tailed Tattler in the Azores
Josh Jones' July visit to Terceira highlighted why it is never safe to rest on your laurels while birding in the Azores, even in the middle...
18/07/2017
Comment
Lucy McRobert: emotivate!
It’s time for wildlife charities to tug on our heartstrings if they’re ever to get the kind of funds needed to really protect nature, says...
17/07/2017
Comment
Bill Oddie: spare that tree!
Poland’s Białowieza Forest is a refuge for a huge variety of wildlife, but it’s under threat from ever-increasing logging. Surely that’s...
17/07/2017
Ornithology
Seaside Sparrows at risk from increasing predators and rising seas
New research has found that increasing predator numbers and rising sea levels put the squeeze on breeding Seaside Sparrows.
13/07/2017
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 5–11 July
An Amur Falcon in Cornwall and an apparent Green Warbler on Fair Isle headlined an otherwise sleepy July week.
12/07/2017
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 5–11 July
David Moreton's charming shot of a Barn Swallow feeding its youngster earns him the Photo of the Week accolade, the second Swallow shot to...
12/07/2017
Articles
Rarity finders: Oriental Plover in Norway
Oddvar Heggøy and Gunnar Gundersen enjoyed a quite sensational find on the Norwegian island of Røst in late June.
10/07/2017
Articles
Rarity finders: Pacific Swift in Aberdeenshire
The joys of patch birding were never more apparent to Philip Bloor when a large slender swift hove into view at Longhaven and showed its...
06/07/2017
Latest Rarities
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Little Swift
Sardinia Details |
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Cory's Shearwater
Cornwall Details |
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White-rumped Sandpiper
East Yorkshire Details |
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Great Egret
Leicestershire and Rutland Details |
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Two-barred Crossbill
Shetland Details |
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