Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 11-17 March 2020
A terrific capture of predator and prey on the Cheshire coast wins our latest award.
18/03/2020
Articles
A range of authoritative information and comment from some of birding's best known experts on identification, conservation, wildlife photography, garden birding, taxonomy and more. Brush up your birding skills, read fascinating species profiles or plan your next birding trip. You can also read our Review of the Week and find out who won Photo of the Week.
General birding
An Upland Rovers adventure
Hugh Tooby – an avid BBS surveyor – describes the thrill of searching for rare breeding birds on Shetland last summer.
16/03/2020
Comment
Bill Oddie: I don't believe it!
Was the natural world created by an all-powerful deity in six days, or by a slower, more meticulous process? Bill Oddie thinks he has the...
14/03/2020
Conservation
Grey and Timneh Parrots continue to dwindle in Africa's forests
David Waugh reports on the bleak situation for two of West Africa's most recognisable species.
12/03/2020
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 4-10 March 2020
Northern Wheatears, Sand Martins and even Willow Warblers heralded the arrival of spring – and there were a couple of great gull finds,...
11/03/2020
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 4-10 March 2020
In another strong week for images, Lee Fuller nets his second win of 2020.
11/03/2020
Taxonomy
A trio of new tapaculos for Peru
A study has formally described three new species of tapaculo, each of which is endemic to the bird-rich South American nation.
10/03/2020
Britain & Ireland
The Centurion Club: birds not seen in Britain for more than 100 years
Ed Stubbs takes a look at seven species recorded in our isles before 1920 but not since – and assesses the chances of a reappearance for...
08/03/2020
General birding
Birding while you sleep: how to get started with noc-mig
In the first part of a new series introducing nocturnal sound recording, Simon Gillings explains how to set up and get going.
06/03/2020
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 26 February-3 March
The first signs of spring appeared in a steady week, during which the biggest news came from Azerbaijan. Josh Jones and the BirdGuides news...
04/03/2020
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 26 February-3 March
A Purple Sandpiper battling against the waves on the North Wales coast is the subject of this week's winner.
04/03/2020
Western Palearctic
An interesting swift on Fuerteventura, February 2020
Steve Grimwade provides full details and a series of photos of a bird thought by some to possibly be a Horus Swift.
02/03/2020
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