Rarity finders: Steppe Grey Shrike in Suffolk
A trip to see a Great Grey Shrike turned into something far more unusual for Andrew Moon.
29/10/2020
Articles
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Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 21-27 October 2020
The exceptional autumn spell continued with an Indigo Bunting heading up a fine late arrival of North American landbirds in the Isles of...
28/10/2020
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 21-27 October 2020
Jonathan Bull's beautiful capture of a Rock Pipit on the North Wales coast is this week's winner.
28/10/2020
Western Palearctic
Rarity finders: Short-tailed Shearwater in France
Sylvain Reyt and Sébastien Roques' persistence with an unusual shearwater paid off with what they believed to be a first for France –...
25/10/2020
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Taiga Flycatcher in Co Durham
Harry Richardson took full advantage of promising weather conditions on the east coast to find a mega-rare Siberian vagrant at his local...
23/10/2020
General birding
Massive Redwing movement in East Yorkshire
Keith Clarkson and Craig Thomas describe an astonishing day of thrush migration at Flamborough Head.
22/10/2020
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 14-20 October 2020
Britain's first Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin in 40 years caused many to dash to the north Norfolk coast, while another Masked Shrike was in...
21/10/2020
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 14-20 October 2020
A stunning image by John Wall of perhaps Britain's bird of the year – the now-departed Bearded Vulture – wins this week's award.
21/10/2020
Invertebrates
Moth and butterfly news: September 2020
Will Langdon rounds up another impressive month of Lepidoptera highlights from across Britain and Ireland.
19/10/2020
Comment
Dominic Mitchell: once in a lifetime
Dominic Mitchell contemplates the unprecedented spectacle of a Bearded Vulture in the Peak District, and what it meant to so many.
18/10/2020
Species profiles
Focus on: Black Redstart
Black Redstart colonised Britain after World War II, apparently exploiting the post-war wreckage as a simulation of its mountain habitats;...
16/10/2020
Identification
Short-eared and Long-eared Owls photo ID guide
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
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Masked Shrike in Cleveland
A sharp eye and the help of an old friend provided Stephen Addinall with a fourth for Britain at one of his local sites.
15/10/2020
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