Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 21-27 August
A first for Britain, a mega rarity from across the Atlantic and some excellent passerine migration made for a terrific week of August...
28/08/2019
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.
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 21-27 August
A Common Snipe in an unusual pose by Oliver Woodman is our latest winner.
28/08/2019
Ornithology
How building houses affects birds
A new BTO study has examined the impact of proposed housing developments on Britain's birdlife.
26/08/2019
Articles
Another bumper year for Roseate Terns on Coquet Island
Assistant warden David Kinchin-Smith reports on a fine breeding season for the species in which records were broken.
24/08/2019
Patch birding
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nesting results for 2019 revealed
The Woodpecker Network has published its report on this year's season, with the New Forest enjoying a good summer.
22/08/2019
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 14-20 August
Seabirds stole the limelight across Britain and Ireland, but Dutch birders were treated to a couple of super shorebirds – including an...
21/08/2019
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 14-20 August
John Anderson's beautiful image of a Purple Sandpiper battling with the waves is our latest winner.
21/08/2019
Britain & Ireland
A candidate Zino's Petrel off Co Cork
Paul Connaughton describes a brief encounter with a potential mega Pterodroma, which would be an Irish first.
21/08/2019
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Sooty Tern in East Yorkshire
A year on from a Sooty Tern lingering in Aberdeenshire, Will Scott discovered one heading north past Bempton Cliffs. Could it have been the...
18/08/2019
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Red-billed Tropicbird off Pendeen
Tom Whiley was the only birder to see a radiant tropical wanderer pass right under the noses of assembled seawatchers – luckily he had his...
18/08/2019
Identification
Ortolan Bunting photo ID guide
Keith Vinicombe provides tips on how to separate Ortolan and Cretzschmar's Buntings in all plumages, while also taking a look at two rarer...
17/08/2019
Rare birds
First record of multiple Elegant Tern nests in Spain
This summer's success came despite the severe decline of many Common and Sandwich Tern colonies in the region.
16/08/2019
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