Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Baikal Teal in Staffordshire
Ian Grant was rewarded with an early Christmas present when he dug out a monster find on his inland patch.
12/01/2022
Britain & Ireland
All our rare bird stories from Britain and Ireland.
Britain & Ireland
Tracking down the Belted Kingfisher
Wayne Glossop's detective work pinned down an elusive vagrant in Lancashire, which subsequently became the star of winter 2021-22.
06/01/2022
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Nutcracker in Caithness
Rob Hughes discovered one of the birds of the year while working his Caithness patch one November morning, but frustratingly the mega in...
25/12/2021
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: American Horned Lark in Co Galway
Mike Sylvia's dedication to birding a windswept Irish island paid off with another mega rarity from across the Atlantic.
09/12/2021
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Taiga Flycatcher in East Yorkshire
A day of birding for Joe Seymour and Keith Boyer took on a whole new dimension following a shock discovery at Flamborough Head.
25/11/2021
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Upland Sandpiper in Shetland
David Cooper produced the goods once again on Unst in late October.
07/11/2021
Britain & Ireland
Shetland 2021: shattered dreams
Birding in the Northern Isles isn't always the rarity-filled procession it might appear from afar, as Dan Brown ably demonstrated this...
04/11/2021
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Varied Thrush in Orkney
A repeat of Varied Thrush almost 40 years after the only previous record seemed an unlikely dream, but David Roche made it reality with his...
03/11/2021
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Eyebrowed Thrush in Highland
Keith Ringland was shocked to find an East Asian visitor feeding on berries when he settled in for a routine photography session in his...
02/11/2021
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Green Warbler in East Yorkshire
Thirty-three years on from his first visit to Buckton, Mark Thomas scored yet another mainland mega at his beloved east-coast site.
31/10/2021
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Greater Yellowlegs in Aberdeenshire
Picking out a Greater Yellowlegs was a find of a lifetime for Andy Carroll, and when the bird was joined by a Lesser Yellowlegs an...
30/10/2021
Patch birding
300: the magic number
It takes time, patience and dedication to amass a big self-found list in your local county. Graham Catley recounts the trials, tribulations...
28/10/2021
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