Rare birds
Rarity finders: Persian Shearwater in Israel
A close shave with the Israeli navy didn't deter Noam Weiss and Amir Ben Dov from confirming the identity of a national third.
14/11/2020
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.
Other wildlife
Moth and butterfly news: October 2020
As the season draws to a close, Will Langdon rounds up the month's Lepidoptera highlights from across Britain.
13/11/2020
Western Palearctic
Mongolian Finch: an overlooked species in Europe?
In light of two recent Scandinavian records, Josh Jones takes a look at this Central Asian finch and contemplates whether it might one day...
12/11/2020
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 4-10 November 2020
Belted Kingfisher and Little Swift in Co Cork, Greater Yellowlegs in Suffolk and Hudsonian Godwit in Fife show there's plenty of life left...
11/11/2020
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 4-10 November 2020
A wonderfully composed image of a confiding wader wins this week's award for Tate Lloyd, while divers, waders and owls all feature among...
11/11/2020
Taxonomy
Elegant Pitta may comprise three species, study suggests
Alex Berryman summarises the findings of a recent study into a familiar Indonesian pitta, and explains where birders are most likely to...
09/11/2020
Patch birding
Love local
The lockdown that we're currently experiencing is forcing us all to reassess our birding. Ed Stubbs extols the virtues of patchwatching and...
07/11/2020
Migration
Look out for colour-ringed Yellow-browed Warblers
A team of French ornithologists outlines an ongoing project exploring the migration of an autumn favourite.
06/11/2020
Rare birds
Rarity finders: East Siberian Wagtail in Shetland
Mark and Linda Sutton were left stunned when they came across a first for Britain while taking a sandwich stop on the last day of their...
05/11/2020
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 28 October-3 November 2020
Mourning Dove and Hermit Thrush offered some end-of-season excitement in south-west Ireland, while a surprise Black-headed Bunting was on...
04/11/2020
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 28 October-3 November 2020
An unforgettable image of a Great Northern Diver on the Northern Irish coast is this week's winner.
04/11/2020
Comment
Dominic Mitchell: birding 2.0
Every birder should use a notebook, right? Wrong, as Dominic Mitchell discovered when he kicked a habit of 43 years and downloaded an app...
01/11/2020
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