Review of the Week: 18-24 April
Spring scarcities continued to arrive and the American Bittern really began to show off, while a Belted Kingfisher visited Scilly. Josh Jones reports.
25/04/2018
Articles
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Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 18-24 April
Suffolk's American Bittern wins this week's award for Rob Holmes among a fine selection of springtime images.
25/04/2018
Ornithology
Parasitic disease hits mynas in Pakistan
A strain of trichomonosis, the parasitic disease responsible for killing off almost two-thirds of Britain’s Greenfinches, has been...
21/04/2018
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 11-17 April
Spring was definitely in the air this week, says Steve Young, with new arrivals featuring heavily, but this nest-material gathering...
18/04/2018
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 11-17 April
As the weather improved, there were positive signs of spring migration as new rarities appeared, while across Britain and Ireland more...
18/04/2018
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 4-10 April
Suffolk boasted an American Bittern, while good numbers of spring migrants, including some exciting scarcities, began to arrive. Josh Jones...
11/04/2018
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 4-10 April
This week's winner is a beautiful image of a rare vagrant to the Faroe Islands.
11/04/2018
Conservation
Dutch birding event aims to help House Martins
Part of the annual Wadden Islands Bird Festival held on the Dutch island of Texel each May, the Texel Big Day aims to raise funds and...
10/04/2018
Conservation
Turning a blind eye to wildlife crime
The April issue of Birdwatch – on sale now – is a very special themed edition on wildlife crime, with an introduction by Chris Packham....
09/04/2018
Rare birds
Rarity finders: American White-winged Scoter in Lothian
Chris Rodger discusses the discovery and identification of this mega seaduck on his local patch.
08/04/2018
Species profiles
Focus on: White-billed Diver
David Campbell takes a look at the history and changing status of an enigmatic Arctic visitor to Britain.
07/04/2018
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Hooded Merganser on St Kilda
Jill Pilkington explains the circumstances behind the discovery of yet another top-class rarity on one of Britain's remotest islands.
07/04/2018
Ornithology
Basque Red-backed Shrike population in free fall
Red-backed Shrike is undergoing a severe decline in Spain’s Basque Country, with a 95 per cent reduction over the last 40 years.
06/04/2018
Latest Rarities
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Purple Heron
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Common Crane
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Cedar Waxwing
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