Migration
The lure of Shetland in late autumn
Stephen Dunstan has been visiting Shetland for over a decade and finds the late October period hard to beat – if the wind is in the east.
13/10/2018
General birding
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Migration
Focus on: Nearctic waders in autumn
North American waders are highly prized by British and Irish birders each autumn. Josh Jones summarises what to look out for, as well as...
07/09/2018
General birding
A trip to Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Thanks to a scholarship from the Cameron Bespolka Trust, Elliot Monteith attended a young birders' event at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology...
02/09/2018
General birding
A special Scilly seabird season
Bob Flood reports on the 2018 pelagic season in Scilly waters, which once again proved a memorable affair.
29/08/2018
Rare birds
An apparent dark-morph adult Long-tailed Skua in Shetland
John Lowrie Irvine details the extremely rare occurrence of an apparent dark-morph Long-tailed Skua among a small flock of the species seen...
18/07/2018
Migration
Letters from Skagen
Peter Denyer volunteered at Denmark's premier migration watchpoint, Skagen Bird Obervatory, this spring – here he shares some of his daily...
19/06/2018
General birding
Speculation and the importance of data
Are our summer migrants faring badly this year? Are our resident species down following the 'Beast from the East'? BTO's Sarah Harris and...
08/06/2018
Migration
An extraordinary congregation of bee-eaters
Brendan Doe's annual trip to the Italian island of Ventotene produced an unforgettable encounter with roosting European Bee-eaters, which...
29/05/2018
Migration
Perseverance pays off for finding dotterel
Ross Ahmed has been hunting a self-found Eurasian Dotterel for several years now, but finally scored in Northumberland this week.
12/05/2018
Comment
Five ways to well-birding
The psychological benefits of being out in nature are many. Joe Harkness of Bird Therapy takes a look at some practical ways in which you...
27/03/2018
General birding
Scilly is not dead, Scilly is alive: Part II
Graham Gordon concludes his two-part autumn 2017 diary on St Mary's, after a few trips back to his beloved St Agnes, too.
24/03/2018
General birding
Scilly is not dead, Scilly is alive!
Graham Gordon recounts an excellent start to autumn 2017 on St Agnes, Scilly, with a few other off-island rarities thrown in for good...
03/03/2018
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