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Big Debate: Sibes vs Yanks – which are best?
This autumn, what migrants should be getting your heart racing: those gems from the east, affectionately known as 'Sibes', or those...
23/09/2021
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Always entertaining, sometimes controversial – the views of some of birding's top opinion-makers.
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Jonny Rankin: don't forget turtle doves – and Dove Step
The endurance, the blisters, the broken bones ... all to save our fastest-declining farmland bird.
21/08/2021
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Matt Phelps: action over anger
In a world of increasing threats and damage to wildlife, it's easy to get angry. But there's a better way to approach these matters, writes...
12/08/2021
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Dominic Mitchell: to tick a mockingbird
It's been the bird of the year for many who saw it, but as a species, Northern Mockingbird has a chequered history in Britain. Dominic...
28/07/2021
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Siân Mercer: changing perceptions
As women have been sharing their stories about accessibility – or a lack of – in the birding world, it's more important than ever to make...
10/07/2021
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Dominic Mitchell: happy holidays
From a Greek guard house to a 'jailbreak' on a Spanish costa, Dominic Mitchell recalls some challenging moments from birding trips overseas.
02/07/2021
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Lucy McRobert: free for all?
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, many birding events have gone online. But this poses its own problems, such as loneliness and the...
13/06/2021
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Dominic Mitchell: one year on
After 12 months of the 'new normal', Dominic Mitchell reflects on some positive aspects of birding closer to home, while remembering the...
28/05/2021
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Lucy McRobert: have you seen the mockingbird?
A rarity in Devon during the latest English lockdown brought out the twitchers and their detractors in droves. But is anyone at fault...
23/05/2021
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Guilty until proven innocent: social media and bird photography
Some birders can be far too quick to cast online opinion on how photos are taken, without necessarily knowing the facts – which can in turn...
16/05/2021
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DIM Wallace: be to thine own self (and perceptions) true ...
An ancient rarity-hunter gives his observations on listing and related behaviour.
18/04/2021
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Dominic Mitchell: seed capital
With birding largely restricted to home at the beginning of 2021, Dominic Mitchell returned to watching and feeding garden birds – and...
30/03/2021
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