Ornithology
Mob mentality gives Jackdaws greater confidence
If more of the corvids signal their intent to tackle a predator, further birds are increasingly likely to have the courage to join in.
03/10/2019
Articles
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Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 25 September-1 October
The peak weeks of autumn migration are on us, as this week's superb roll-call of vagrants confirmed. Josh Jones summarises a busy and...
02/10/2019
Rare birds
Yellow-billed Cuckoo found dead in East Sussex
Full details of the discovery of a deceased American visitor on the south coast.
02/10/2019
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 25 September-1 October
Phalaropes are often well photographed either spinning or swimming, but rarely caught so well in flight. Steve Ashton's striking image is...
02/10/2019
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
Migration
Georgia: Batumi's brilliant birds
Mike Henderson visited the Batumi Bird Festival in early September and was left in awe at the migration spectacular on show.
30/09/2019
Ornithology
Three billion birds lost across North America since 1970
Researchers have warned that a wide range of species are disappearing from the USA and Canada, some at an alarming rate.
28/09/2019
Migration
Visible migration at Spurn: part one
Jacob Spinks describes the joy of 'vis-migging' on the East Yorkshire coast – and summarises the 2019 season so far at the renowned...
27/09/2019
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
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 18-24 September
Blue Rock Thrush, Short-toed Treecreeper and American Black Tern were just some of this week's many domestic highlights. Further afield,...
25/09/2019
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 18-24 September
A Greenshank deep in thought makes for a magnificent winner this week.
25/09/2019
Conservation
Hi-tech nestboxes protect Swift Parrots from predation
David Waugh reports on how a sophisticated technological development is helping to save the endangered species from predators while at the...
24/09/2019
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