Ornithology
Bycatch driving Greater Scaup decline in Europe
A new paper has concluded that current rates of accidental trapping by the fishing industry are entirely unsustainable.
11/02/2020
Articles
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Conservation
'Nestbox revolution' for Critically Endangered parakeet
Grey-breasted Parakeet is facing down extinction thanks to targeted conservation efforts. David Waugh reports on what's being done to save...
07/02/2020
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 29 January-4 February
A curious gull threatened to explode midwinter into life, while another Black-throated Thrush was found during a decent week. Ed Stubbs and...
05/02/2020
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 29 January-4 February
A cracking portrait of the Cheshire Siberian Stonechat wins this week.
05/02/2020
Ornithology
Albatrosses expose extent of illegal fishing in Southern Ocean
Initial results from the pioneering Operation Ocean Sentinel show that undeclared fishing is rife in both national and international waters.
04/02/2020
World of Birds Holidays
New York in autumn
• 19-25 September 2020 • £2,995 (including flights) • Migrating shorebirds, passerines and birds of prey, New York's iconic sights & more.
01/02/2020
Western Palearctic
Tufted Puffin in the Faroe Islands – a Western Palearctic fourth
We provide the full details on the recent occurrence of a mega-rare Pacific alcid in the North Atlantic islands.
31/01/2020
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North India
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31/01/2020
World of Birds Holidays
India: Classic Himalayas
• 29 November-10 December 2020 • £2,150 (excluding flights) • Himalayan specialities, Tiger & much more.
31/01/2020
World of Birds Holidays
Turkey
• 20-25 June 2020 • £1,395 including international flights • Brown Fish Owl, Krüper’s Nuthatch, Wallcreeper, White-winged Snow Finch and...
30/01/2020
Western Palearctic
Lesser Moorhen in Catalonia – a second for mainland Spain
This extreme rarity, found close to the French border, was part of a rich run of Afrotropical vagrants in the region in early 2020.
30/01/2020
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 22-28 January
The undoubted highlight of a steady January week was an American Herring Gull in Dorset. Further afield, a host of Afrotropical vagrants...
29/01/2020
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