Rare birds
Rarity finders: White-crowned Sparrow on Foula, September 2018
After a spell of westerly gales, Chris Turner, Michael McKee and Pete Forrest scored heavily with Foula's second White-crowned Sparrow in...
08/10/2018
Articles
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Ornithology
Geolocators uncover Bobolink's epic overseas migration
A new study has shown that Bobolinks routinely complete open-water flights of up to 3,500 km during autumn migration.
07/10/2018
Western Palearctic
Tracking down a sapsucker in Iceland
Yann Kolbeinsson tells the tale of how, weeks after a series of mysterious holes were found in trees outside Þorsteinn Sigurðsson's family...
06/10/2018
Identification
Autumn leaf warbler photo ID guide
Andy Stoddart gives expert advice on how to separate Yellow-browed, Hume's Leaf, Pallas's, Eastern Crowned and Pale-legged Leaf Warblers.
05/10/2018
Mammals
Pollution threatens half of world's Killer Whales
Chemical pollutants in our seas could lead to the disappearance of half of the world's Killer Whales in fewer than 50 years, according to a...
04/10/2018
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 26 September-2 October
Foula produced an extraordinary brace of American sparrows, while other headliners included River Warbler, Brown Shrike and Stilt...
03/10/2018
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 26 September-2 October
Dave Jackson's beautiful Black Tern capture is our latest winning image.
03/10/2018
Ornithology
New hummingbird described from Ecuador
A new study suggests that Blue-throated Hillstar, discovered in the Ecuadorian Andes in 2017, should be recognised as Critically Endangered.
27/09/2018
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Yellow-breasted Bunting on Whalsay
On the back of westerly winds, John Lowrie Irvine wasn't expecting to find a Critically Endangered Siberian bunting on his home isle.
26/09/2018
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 19-25 September
A steady week of birding ensured that the extraordinary discovery of a Beluga Whale became the main talking point. Avian highlights...
26/09/2018
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 19-25 September
Raoul Chandrasakera's beautiful image of a Eurasian Bittern with prey wins this week.
26/09/2018
Other wildlife
Basking Sharks can leap as high as Great Whites
Scientists have discovered that Basking Sharks can 'jump' to the same heights, and at the same speed, as Great White Sharks.
21/09/2018
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