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
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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
A winter trip to the Highlands provided Steve Young with the ideal opportunity to photograph that most charismatic of grouse, Ptarmigan.
24/01/2021
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
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
A pristine wintry image by Scott Duckworth is this week's top shot.
20/01/2021
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
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
A worrying trend has been noticed while studying one of south-east Brazil's scarcest parrots.
14/01/2021
A reflective portrait of an often overlooked species is the subject of this week's winner.
13/01/2021
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
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
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