General birding
Rarity finders: Steller's Eider in Orkney
Don and Sandra Otter were in for a major surprise when their local patch became a temporary home for an extremely rare Arctic duck.
01/11/2019
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Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Rose-breasted Grosbeak on St Martin's
Chris Townend's luck was in when he visited one of the less-watched islands in the Isles of Scilly, scoring a 'Yank' mega.
22/10/2019
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Black-and-white Warbler on St Martin's
Mick Knight reports on discovering the first in a fine run of mega-rare American landbirds on the Isles of Scilly in early October 2019.
13/10/2019
Rare birds
Rarity finders: France's first Ovenbird
After a frustrating time on Ouessant Island, Stanislas Wroza relocated to neighbouring Molène and was rewarded with a stunning American...
01/10/2019
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Short-toed Treecreeper in Kent
Jamie Partridge couldn't believe his luck when he found an extremely rare Continental visitor clinging to a metal fence above the Port of...
26/09/2019
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Collared Pratincole in Co Donegal
Robert Vaughan couldn't believe his luck when an early start resulted in the discovery of a fourth national record.
19/09/2019
Rare birds
Rarity finders: White-crowned Sparrow on Islay
When her bird-loving husband left for work, the last thing Bonnie Wood expected was to discover an extremely rare American vagrant in her...
08/09/2019
Rare birds
Rarity finders: a second Brown Booby in Cornwall
After dipping the St Ives bird, David Collins couldn't believe his luck when he stumbled across a Brown Booby of his own at one of his...
07/09/2019
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Brown Booby at St Ives
Phil Snaith and Kester Wilson independently had tantalising views of a mystery Sulid off St Ives on 26 August, which Kester suspected to be...
06/09/2019
Rare birds
Rarity finders: American Cliff Swallow on Skye
Sam Langlois and Ella Benninghaus cashed in when they found a first for Scotland while on a camping holiday.
03/09/2019
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Sooty Tern in East Yorkshire
A year on from a Sooty Tern lingering in Aberdeenshire, Will Scott discovered one heading north past Bempton Cliffs. Could it have been the...
18/08/2019
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Red-billed Tropicbird off Pendeen
Tom Whiley was the only birder to see a radiant tropical wanderer pass right under the noses of assembled seawatchers – luckily he had his...
18/08/2019
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