Rarity finders: Cory's Shearwater at Rutland Water
Andy Mackay had one of those once-in-a-lifetime moments at Rutland Water, when a Cory's Shearwater suddenly appeared in his scope.
06/11/2017
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Andy Mackay had one of those once-in-a-lifetime moments at Rutland Water, when a Cory's Shearwater suddenly appeared in his scope.
06/11/2017
Chas Holt's tantalising views of an interesting, wing-barred 'Phyllosc' at dusk led to the identification of Britain's seventh Two-barred...
30/10/2017
Perseverance and patience brought Neil and Paul Wright, and Martin Finch, the biggest of prize of all – a British first.
26/10/2017
John Marsh's attempts to photograph Ring Ouzel netted him an altogether much rarer thrush.
20/10/2017
Despite challenging weather conditions, Donna and Geoff Atherton's perseverance paid off with the discovery of an extreme rarity on their...
15/10/2017
Tom Gale and Lewis Hooper were left flabbergasted when the mystery bird they rescued from a North Ronaldsay building transpired to be the...
11/10/2017
Jamie Partridge scored Scilly's first major 'Yank' of the autumn when he stumbled across a Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
11/10/2017
After dipping the only other Scilly record, Will Wagstaff was particularly pleased to find his own on St Agnes in early October.
11/10/2017
Tom Middleton’s quick dash around his local patch produced a county first at the very last moment.
04/10/2017
Andrew Gardener's decision to visit Bryher paid off with a putative Tennessee Warbler.
03/10/2017
Michael McNaghten and his friends lucked out on what is likely to prove one of the finds of the autumn.
26/09/2017
Rory Tallack fulfilled a lifetime ambition when he came across an American cuckoo on his old patch in west mainland Shetland.
25/09/2017