Rare birds
Rarity finders: Audouin's Gull in Sheffield
Andy Deighton's momentous discovery of an ultra-rare coastal-dwelling gull in the centre of Sheffield goes to show that anything is...
23/07/2018
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.
Ornithology
Illuminated nets greatly reduce seabird bycatch
Illuminating fishing nets with low-cost lights could reduce the terrible impact they have on seabirds and other marine life by more than 85...
22/07/2018
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Greater Sand Plover in East Yorkshire
Alex Starace was thrilled to continue the tradition of Easington tern wardens finding good birds when a mega-rare plover appeared on the...
19/07/2018
Ornithology
Czech farmland bird populations crash after it joins EU
A new study has found that farmland bird populations rapidly declined in the Czech Republic in the years after the country joined the...
19/07/2018
Rare birds
An apparent dark-morph adult Long-tailed Skua in Shetland
John Lowrie Irvine details the extremely rare occurrence of an apparent dark-morph Long-tailed Skua among a small flock of the species seen...
18/07/2018
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 11-17 July
Yorkshire produced both Audouin's Gull and Greater Sand Plover in another very warm and largely dry week. Just across the North Sea, a...
18/07/2018
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 11-17 July
This week's winning image by Natalino Fenech is a very difficult one to execute successfully, says Steve Young.
18/07/2018
Conservation
Appeal for Europe's only Critically Endangered seabird
Seabird researcher Ollie Padget and his colleagues are urgently raising funds to support their ongoing Balearic Shearwater project. Can you...
16/07/2018
Identification
Golden plover photo ID guide
Andy Stoddart details the differences between the familiar European Golden Plover and its rarer counterparts, American and Pacific Golden...
14/07/2018
Ornithology
Flycatchers follow the rain
New research shows that areas with greater rainfall are more attractive to Eastern Kingbirds and Fork-tailed Flycatchers, especially during...
13/07/2018
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Sooty Tern in Northumberland
Assistant Ranger Freya Blockley's evening stroll on the Farne Islands produced a stunning surprise from the tropics.
12/07/2018
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 4-10 July
A Sooty Tern caused a stir, although its appearance proved all too brief. Other highlights included the reappearance of the Welsh Snowy Owl...
11/07/2018
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