Rare birds
Rarity finders: Long-legged Buzzard in Shetland
A curious-looking buzzard over Hillwell in 2019 left Tom Gale perplexed, with the bird later identified as a first for Britain.
25/01/2021
Articles
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Photography
Winter photography in the Cairngorms
A winter trip to the Highlands provided Steve Young with the ideal opportunity to photograph that most charismatic of grouse, Ptarmigan.
24/01/2021
Comment
Bill Oddie: seriously, though
Forty years on from a Wild Weekend in Brixton, the environment is still a word to be avoided and wildlife is suffering for it – it's time...
22/01/2021
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Slaty-backed Gull in London
A striking-looking gull turned a quick local patch visit for Dominic Mitchell into a heart-stopping search for a new British bird.
20/01/2021
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 13-19 January 2021
A pristine wintry image by Scott Duckworth is this week's top shot.
20/01/2021
Conservation
Newly described species is already extinct in the wild
Asian Pied Starling has been found to comprise three species – but the Javan population has vanished from the wild due to illegal trapping.
18/01/2021
Rare birds
Time to reconsider: part I
Tantalisingly untickable, there are surely some species languishing in Category E of the British list that are ripe for a rethink. In the...
16/01/2021
Ornithology
Introduced bees impact on Red-tailed Amazon breeding success
A worrying trend has been noticed while studying one of south-east Brazil's scarcest parrots.
14/01/2021
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 6-12 January 2021
A reflective portrait of an often overlooked species is the subject of this week's winner.
13/01/2021
Comment
Dominic Mitchell: think global, bird local
A new event in the birding calendar got off to a flying start back in the autumn, raising vital funds for conservation and encouraging...
10/01/2021
Ornithology
Eurasian Eagle-Owls resort to eating crickets
A study in Bulgaria has shown that a decline in small birds and mammals has led to the owl adapting its diet.
08/01/2021
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 23 December 2020-5 January 2021
An Eastern Black Redstart and another Irish Bufflehead were the rarest finds of a decent festive fortnight. Sam Viles and the team round up...
06/01/2021
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