Comment
Dominic Mitchell: under pressure
More needs to be done to protect open spaces and their wildlife from the impact of increasing visitor numbers, says Dominic Mitchell.
31/07/2020
Articles
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Ornithology
Tawny Pipits prefer to migrate nocturnally
A study has found that the species – traditionally considered a diurnal migrant – is more likely to move at night.
31/07/2020
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 22-28 July 2020
The Bearded Vulture remained, a Stilt Sandpiper visited Orkney and there were more Sooty Tern sightings. Sam Viles and the team report on...
29/07/2020
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 22-28 July 2020
Obtaining top-quality photographs of Wood Sandpiper is never easy in Britain, yet Jeremy McClements has produced a real beauty to win this...
29/07/2020
Taxonomy
A birder's guide to the new-look Rufous Antpitta complex
Alex Berryman summarises the outcome of a major taxonomic update, in which two species became 15.
28/07/2020
Travel
Azerbaijan: land of fire and ice
Azerbaijan is a small country of contrasts, with many wildlife-rich habitats and differing temperatures to match. Josh Jones was highly...
27/07/2020
Identification
Common, Spotted and Terek Sandpipers photo ID guide
These three closely related shorebirds are very similar in size, structure and plumage. This, combined with the unfamiliarity of two, can...
25/07/2020
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 15-21 July 2020
The continuing Bearded Vulture was again the star, but a second Irish Brown Booby was reported and Lincolnshire's Caspian Tern remained....
22/07/2020
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 15-21 July 2020
This week's striking winner portrays a very unusual scene in a British context.
22/07/2020
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Brown Booby in Co Wicklow
Niall Hatch couldn't believe his eyes when he found Ireland's third Brown Booby – and the first twitchable – in his home town.
20/07/2020
Conservation
Saving Britain's biggest wader
Once numerous in the uplands of Britain and Ireland, Eurasian Curlew has suffered catastrophic declines and is now Red Listed. Author Mary...
17/07/2020
Ornithology
North American sparrow changes its song
A new study has revealed how an alternative ending to the species' refrain has rapidly spread across the continent.
16/07/2020
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