Rarity finders: Indian Golden Oriole in Northumberland
Marc Read was rewarded with the find of a lifetime while birding Holy Island during a family holiday in May.
17/07/2024
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Marc Read was rewarded with the find of a lifetime while birding Holy Island during a family holiday in May.
17/07/2024
Vince Jenkins recounts his extraordinary encounter while out diving and we take a look at the British status of this tropical seabird.
03/07/2024
Sharp reactions from Jamie Partridge secured the identity of a blink-and-you'll-miss it mega on his patch in mid-June.
26/06/2024
Holly Pickett was in for a shock when an extremely rare tern flew past her during warden duties on Coquet Island.
13/06/2024
An exceptional spring on Fair Isle peaked in late May when David Parnaby found a first for the island.
06/06/2024
Peter Bell describes the sensational discovery of a North American mega in his back garden at the weekend.
20/05/2024
Mikkel Høegh Post describes his discovery of an extraordinary first for the Western Palearctic
10/05/2024
Dedicated patch work paid off for Ed Sames in stunning fashion when he discovered an ultra-rare crake last seen in the county 164 years...
25/04/2024
A trip down the longest pier in Britain to photograph Great Northern Divers led to the discovery of a regional mega for Vince Kinsler.
07/02/2024
Careful scrutiny of a big scoter gathering off Holkham Gap produced a county first for Mike Buckland.
31/01/2024
Micheál O'Briain describes the exaltation of finding a new species for Ireland on his beloved Achill Island.
30/11/2023
The discovery of a confiding Iduna resulted in a sensational first for Britain find by John Irvine.
22/11/2023