Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 30 December 2020-5 January 2021
A close encounter with a 'great white' wins Chris Griffin our first award of 2021.
06/01/2021
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.
Species profiles
Focus on: Eurasian Woodcock
Secretive, cryptic and yet widespread in winter, Woodcock is often stumbled across by mistake rather than discovered deliberately. Rob...
03/01/2021
Conservation
Rockabill: the remarkable conservation success story
A new film follows two wardens who spend the summer alone on a tiny lighthouse island to protect one of Europe's rarest seabirds. Writer...
01/01/2021
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 23-29 December 2020
A Jack, beautifully photographed by another Jack, is the final winner of 2020.
30/12/2020
Taxonomy
Rarity finders: Belted Kingfisher in Co Cork
A loud rattle alerted Patrick Lyne to the presence of a stunning American vagrant in a secluded West Cork bay.
29/12/2020
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Philadelphia Vireo in Co Galway
Having recently moved to live in western Ireland, US birder Mike Sylvia soon scored his first major find – in the form of a familiar...
27/12/2020
Identification
Greater and Lesser White-fronted Geese photo ID guide
Andy Stoddart provides expert tips on how to separate the two subspecies of Greater White-fronted Goose that occur on our shores each...
25/12/2020
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 16-22 December 2020
Co Cork's third Bufflehead was the star find, but a number of major rarities remained on show and plenty of grey geese were still around,...
23/12/2020
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 16-22 December 2020
Clive Daelman's close encounter with a spectacular Great Bustard in Oxfordshire wins him our latest award.
23/12/2020
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Double-crested Cormorant in Co Kerry
Seamus Enright's homework on an extremely rare North American visitor paid off spectacularly during a work trip to Ballylongford.
21/12/2020
Ornithology
Being around birds linked to higher happiness levels
A study has shown that a higher diversity of birds encountered daily equates to people being more joyful.
20/12/2020
General birding
Bearing the brunt of 'Black Summer': the impact of the Australian bushfires
Some bird species lost half of their natural habitat during the 2019-20 blazes – and the outlook is bleak for Australian birdlife, reports...
20/12/2020
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