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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.

Western Palearctic

Confirmed breeding of Golden Nightjar in Western Sahara

In March, Felix Timmermann was among the first to see and photograph a young family of Golden Nightjars at a remote location in the desert...

16/04/2019

Ornithology

Habitat variety crucial for Jays as temperatures warm

Forests, fields and meadows are required for the species to thrive.

14/04/2019

Flesh-footed Shearwater by Martijn Verdoes (www.agami.nl)

Conservation

Trouble in paradise

Alex Bond, Senior Curator of Birds at the Natural History Museum at Tring, looks at the effects plastic pollution is having on seabirds...

13/04/2019

Britain & Ireland

American Black Duck: a long-distance love affair

Jonny Rankin describes his infatuation with Britain's longest-staying vagrant, which culminated in two pilgrimages to a small Highland...

12/04/2019

Identification

Little Gull photo ID guide

Josh Jones provides tips on how to recognise a birders' favourite – Little Gull – and separate it from the familiar Black-headed and much...

11/04/2019

Review of the Week

Review of the Week: 3-9 April

Inland patch-workers were treated to an influx of Little Gulls, as well as good numbers of popular migrants such as Ring Ouzel. Josh Jones...

10/04/2019

Photo of the Week

Photo of the Week: 3-9 April

This week's winner exhibits a riot of colour, despite having been taken in the Arctic Circle.

10/04/2019

Migration

Vocal nocturnal migrants most likely to collide with buildings

A new study has found birds uttering more nocturnal flight calls appear more likely to lose their bearings.

06/04/2019

Ornithology

Study confirms songbird's 12,500-mile annual migration

New research has for the first time built a complete picture of the epic distances covered by Blackpoll Warblers.

05/04/2019

Britain & Ireland

The rise and fall of Ring-billed Gull

Josh Jones looks at the changing status of a familiar transatlantic vagrant in Britain, Ireland and the wider Western Palearctic.

04/04/2019

Review of the Week

Review of the Week: 27 March-2 April

Several White Storks gave British birders the runaround and the Great Spotted Cuckoo lingered on the Isle of Wight. Josh Jones reports.

03/04/2019

Photo of the Week

Photo of the Week: 27 March-2 April

Another fine selection of images is topped by an unusual angle on a hovering Common Kestrel.