Ornithology
Arctic seabird populations react to climate change
A new study has shown that Alaskan seabirds have experienced mixed fortunes over the last 40 years.
18/08/2018
Articles
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Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 8-14 August
A reasonable week produced a smattering of seabirds, gulls and passerines, including the year's first Aquatic Warbler. Josh Jones reports.
15/08/2018
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 8-14 August
It's peak seabird season and a pristine image of a Cory's Shearwater wins this week's award for Joe Pender.
15/08/2018
Species profiles
Focus on: Aquatic Warbler
Ed Stubbs takes a look at Aquatic Warbler, a secretive and highly desirable early autumn visitor to our shores.
14/08/2018
Western Palearctic
First confirmed breeding of Golden Nightjar in the Western Palearctic
Josh Jones reports of the discovery of breeding Golden Nightjars in northern Mauritania in spring 2018.
10/08/2018
Ornithology
Southbound migrants fly at great heights
New research has revealed that some passerines migrate at altitudes of up to four kilometres on their way south to Africa.
09/08/2018
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 1-7 August
The Sooty Tern disappeared from Aberdeenshire but a steady supply of scarce waders and seabirds, plus an influx of Pied Flycatchers,...
08/08/2018
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 1-7 August
A beautiful Little Swift image ensures that Helge Sorensen wins our Photo of the Week award for the second time in 2018.
08/08/2018
Ornithology
How to preserve biodiversity among oil palm plantations
Protected riverbank habitats within areas of oil palm cultivation can play a key role in reducing the negative impacts on tropical bird...
07/08/2018
Travel
A Caspian Gull photo-fest in Romania
Jamie Partridge visited Romania's Black Sea coast to get his fill of young Caspian Gulls, but was also thrilled by how generally 'birdy'...
06/08/2018
Ornithology
Red Knot breeding habitat mapped in Canadian Arctic
A new study has identified suitable breeding habitat for the declining rufa subspecies of Red Knot, in turn highlighting the risk that...
03/08/2018
Rare birds
Trindade Petrel in Cornwall – a potential first for Britain
Martin Elliott summarises the observation of a Trindade Petrel from the Cornish seawatching hot-spot of Porthgwarra on 29 July.
02/08/2018
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