Two new white-eye species described from Indonesia
The taxa were hiding in plain sight in the Wakatobi Archipelago, off Sulawesi.
25/04/2019
Articles
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Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 17-23 April
A great spring week with several new rarities and excellent visible migration throughout Britain and Ireland. Further afield, there was a...
24/04/2019
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 17-23 April
Our galleries are awash with great photos of arriving summer migrants, but Peter Harris's image really stood out.
24/04/2019
Ornithology
Do glowing beaks enhance Puffin sex appeal?
A new study uses ultraviolet light to reveal a never-before-seen side to the charismatic seabirds.
23/04/2019
Travel
Georgia and Armenia: spring in the Caucasus
Rod Standing and his brother Dom found the birding in these two countries to be some of the best they'd ever experienced.
20/04/2019
Travel
Red-billed Firefinch and African Silverbill in southern Algeria
Sam Viles was part of an intrepid group that ventured into a largely unknown part of the Western Palearctic, locating thriving populations...
19/04/2019
Ornithology
Climate change puts endangered sparrows at risk
Some species could be extinct by the end of the century.
18/04/2019
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 10-16 April
The Tengmalm's Owl reappeared on Shetland for a few days before visibly migrating northwards. Passage was otherwise sluggish, although the...
17/04/2019
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 10-16 April
Among a fine selection of spring images, it was a returning rarity that provided the subject for this week's winner.
17/04/2019
Western Palearctic
Confirmed breeding of Golden Nightjar in Western Sahara
In March, Felix Timmermann was among the first to see and photograph a young family of Golden Nightjars at a remote location in the desert...
16/04/2019
Ornithology
Habitat variety crucial for Jays as temperatures warm
Forests, fields and meadows are required for the species to thrive.
14/04/2019
Conservation
Trouble in paradise
Alex Bond, Senior Curator of Birds at the Natural History Museum at Tring, looks at the effects plastic pollution is having on seabirds...
13/04/2019
Britain & Ireland
American Black Duck: a long-distance love affair
Jonny Rankin describes his infatuation with Britain's longest-staying vagrant, which culminated in two pilgrimages to a small Highland...
12/04/2019
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Marsh Sandpiper
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Purple Heron
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Alpine Swift
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White-billed Diver
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Common Crane
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