Identification
Pratincoles photo ID guide
Collared, Black-winged and Oriental are all rare vagrants in Britain, and can be notoriously tricky to separate without good views. Tony...
28/06/2020
Identification
Is that a female American Wigeon or a hybrid? American Golden Plover or the rarer Pacific? Some of birding's best-known ID experts provide the answers to these and many more identification conundrums.
Identification
Common and European Honey Buzzards photo ID guide
Common Buzzard is an abundant species across most of Britain. However, European Honey Buzzard is much scarcer and represents a real...
23/05/2020
Migration
Birding while you sleep: noc-mig ID, part two
In the fourth instalment of our series on nocturnal sound recording, Joe Stockwell examines the calls of some species typically encountered...
12/05/2020
Identification
Red and Black Kites photo ID guide
World-renowned raptor expert Dick Forsman offers all the advice you need to confidently separate Red and Black Kites in all plumages.
11/04/2020
Identification
Rare herons photo ID guide
Andy Stoddart provides expert advice on how to recognise four classic spring overshoots – Little Bittern and Squacco, Black-crowned Night...
03/04/2020
Migration
Birding while you sleep: getting to grips with noc-mig ID
In the second instalment of our series on nocturnal sound recording, Joe Stockwell takes a look at how to recognise the calls of some...
01/04/2020
Identification
Redwing and rarer relatives photo ID guide
The familiar Redwing winters in Britain and Ireland in the millions, but could you recognise any of the four similar Asian thrushes which...
22/02/2020
Identification
Goldeneye and Bufflehead photo ID guide
Common Goldeneye is a familiar winter sight across Britain, but Barrow's Goldeneye and Bufflehead are rare vagrants. Chris Harbard provides...
25/01/2020
Identification
Ferruginous Duck photo ID guide
Rare, scarce, hybrid, escape ... there are many factors complicating the status and identification of Ferruginous Duck in Britain and...
19/12/2019
Identification
Tufted Duck, Greater Scaup and Lesser Scaup photo ID guide
Tufted Duck is common and widespread in Britain, but hidden among them could be the scarce Greater Scaup or rare Lesser Scaup – learn to...
29/11/2019
Identification
Richard's, Blyth's and Tawny Pipits photo ID guide
Three large pipit species are encountered in Britain, but separating them can be a real challenge. Fear not, for Andy Stoddart is on hand...
21/10/2019
Identification
Reed, Little and Rustic Buntings photo ID guide
The archetypal 'little brown jobs', streaky autumn buntings provide an eternal identification conundrum for experienced and novice birders...
04/10/2019
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