Rarity finders: Scarce Tortoiseshell in West Sussex
Jan-Paul Charteris describes the discovery of this exciting first butterfly record for West Sussex.
14/04/2015
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Jan-Paul Charteris describes the discovery of this exciting first butterfly record for West Sussex.
14/04/2015
A female Harlequin played a game of cat and mouse with Dean MacAskill, in stark contrast with the showy and popular bird further south in...
12/04/2015
Steve Bright recalls the events leading up to the identification of the second Common Cuckoo for Barbados in November 2014.
14/03/2015
Iain Hartley recounts a sensational discovery on his 'away' patch in the Ebro Delta, Spain, at the end of 2014.
27/02/2015
Alan Parker recounts this thrilling yet brief encounter with a major national rarity on his local patch.
06/02/2015
Derek Charles summarises the discovery of Ireland's second Slaty-backed Gull at the country's premier gull-watching site.
23/01/2015
Michael O'Clery discusses the discovery and identification of Ireland's first Black Scoter, remarkably found at the same site as the...
14/01/2015
Rob Leslie describes how perseverance with an unusual brown duck brought great reward in the form of Aberdeenshire's first Harlequin Duck.
13/01/2015
Keith Hague reports on the recent drake Bufflehead on mainland Orkney.
10/11/2014
Ian Kendall tells the tale surrounding the discovery of Britain's third Eastern Crowned Warbler.
03/11/2014
Nick Davies recounts the discovery (and subsequent relocation) of the Lewis Chimney Swift.
28/10/2014
Mark Fielker on a surprise encounter with a Hermit Thrush frequenting a Hebridean beach.
28/10/2014