Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 2-8 January
Robin Brace is our first winner of 2019 with a lovely Firecrest image taken in Nottinghamshire.
09/01/2019
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.
Ornithology
Tiny tech tracks hummingbirds at urban feeders
A new study has given researchers around-the-clock insights into the behaviour of individual hummingbirds visiting feeding stations.
08/01/2019
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 19 December-1 January
A reasonable couple of weeks produced further sightings of the American Royal Tern, a Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk and a southward push...
02/01/2019
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 26 December-1 January
David Rounce wins the final POTW of 2018 for his superb portrait of a vagrant Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk.
02/01/2019
Ornithology
Rote learning: a unique leaf-warbler discovered in Indonesia
For the second time in just 12 months a new bird species has been described from a small island in the Lesser Sundas.
27/12/2018
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 19-25 December
A beautiful capture of a Green Heron in flight wins this week's award for Alexander Viduetsky.
26/12/2018
Rare birds
Pied Crow: wild or escape?
Sam Viles takes a look at historical records of Pied Crow around the Western Palearctic and assesses whether the wide-ranging 2018 bird has...
26/12/2018
Rare birds
Christmas gifts: a brief history of festive rarities
With many birders off work and making the most of spare time, there has traditionally been a peak in rare bird discoveries over the...
25/12/2018
Western Palearctic
Autumn 2018 on Corvo
Peter Alfrey reports back on another phenomenal autumn for Nearctic and Palearctic vagrants on the magical Azorean island.
22/12/2018
Rare birds
Rarity finders: American Royal Tern on Anglesey
December may not be considered prime time to find rarities, but Tony White's trip to the Anglesey coast nonetheless produced a major...
20/12/2018
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 12-18 December
A quieter week nonetheless produced Ivory Gull in Aberdeenshire, Black-throated Thrush in Wiltshire and Desert Wheatear on Scilly. Further...
19/12/2018
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 12-18 December
Meurig Garbutt wins our latest award for a striking portrayal of two drake Smew.
19/12/2018
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