Western Palearctic
Rarity finders: Magnificent Frigatebird in Cape Verde
Bob Flood documents the sighting of a frigatebird in Cape Verde during April.
11/05/2023
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Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Elegant Tern in Dorset
Geoff Barlow was stunned when he came across an orange-billed tern on his regular circuit of RSPB Lodmoor.
27/04/2023
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Forster's Tern in Somerset
It was the stuff of inland patchbirding dreams for Peter Akers, who found a national mega at his local reservoir.
19/04/2023
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Lesser Kestrel in the Isles of Scilly
The archipelago's spring erupted into life when Bob Flood found a mega falcon on St Mary's.
29/03/2023
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: White-winged Scoter in Co Mayo
Hot on the heels of Britain's first Stejneger's Scoter, the first White-winged Scoter for Ireland was expertly found by Pat Lonergan on...
15/02/2023
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian
A day birding on the Lothian coast turned into the discovery of a lifetime for Keith Gillon, who unearthed a first for Britain.
05/02/2023
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Yellow-browed Bunting in Kent
Ringers at Sandwich Bay were in for a shock in October when they plucked a sixth for Britain out of the nets, write Ian Hunter and Steffan...
28/12/2022
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Myrtle Warbler on Scilly
Samaya and Scott Reid tell the story of the discovery of an ultra-confiding North American mega on St Mary's.
22/12/2022
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Blue Rock Thrush in Norfolk
Endless hard graft on his local patch paid off in style for Sean Offord with a mega county first.
30/11/2022
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Purple Gallinule in Somerset
The appearance of a unusually tame bird at Joe Bryant's work site became one of the most gripping tales of 2022 for birders.
23/11/2022
Western Palearctic
Rarity finders: Black-capped Petrel in the Canary Islands
Steve Copsey reports on the discovery of a mega Pterodroma off La Palma in early November.
18/11/2022
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Dusky Thrush in Lothian
A late October morning of ringing turned into a day to remember for Mike Fraser.
03/11/2022
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