Rare birds
Rarity finders: Little Swift in Cleveland
Sam Viles was seeking Pallid Swifts when he visited Hartlepool Headland on 11 November but, thanks to his girlfriend's superior optics, he...
21/11/2018
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.
Taxonomy
Black-eared Wheatear: two species, not one
A new genetic study has demonstrated that Eastern and Western Black-eared Wheatears should be treated as separate species.
19/11/2018
Identification
Grebe photo ID guide
Andy Stoddart offers expert advice on how to separate Great Crested, Red-necked, Black-necked and Slavonian Grebes in all plumages.
16/11/2018
Conservation
The North Yorkshire Turtle Dove Project
Richard Baines, Turtle Dove Project Officer at North York Moors National Park Authority, introduces a novel project that aims to save one...
16/11/2018
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 7-13 November
A huge invasion of Pallid Swifts brought with them a much rarer cousin, while there was a Mourning Dove in Ireland. Further afield, Sweden...
14/11/2018
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 7-13 November
An atmospheric capture of an elusive thrush wins Jeff Lack our latest accolade.
14/11/2018
Rare birds
Pied Wheatear at Meols – a first for Cheshire
Allan Conlin summarises the recent occurrence of a well-twitched Pied Wheatear on his North Wirral patch, which represented a new species...
13/11/2018
Ornithology
Busy forest trails harbour fewer birds
Forest trails that are used more frequently for human recreation have fewer birds, both in terms of species and number – even when the...
12/11/2018
Ornithology
Surveys reveal worrying Yellow-naped Amazon declines
Populations of an endangered parrot seem to be on the wane across its traditional strongholds in Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
10/11/2018
Ornithology
'Triple hybrid' warbler in Pennsylvania is new to science
Scientists have shown that a warbler found in Pennsylvania is the offspring of a hybrid mother and a father from an entirely different...
08/11/2018
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 31 October-6 November
A Tengmalm's Owl perched on an Orkney toilet, a brief Dusky Thrush in East Yorkshire and a beautiful White-billed Diver in north-east Kent...
07/11/2018
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 31 October-6 November
George Gay made the most of a unique encounter with predator and prey to win this week's award.
07/11/2018
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