Identification
Manx, Balearic and Yelkouan Shearwaters photo ID guide
Bob Flood explains how to separate three similar brown-and-white seabirds.
21/08/2022
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
Subalpine warblers photo ID guide
Andy Stoddart provides the information you need to recognise these three similar warblers should you be lucky enough to discover one in the...
25/05/2022
Identification
Eurasian Siskin, European Serin and Citril Finch photo ID guide
Andy Stoddart provides expert tips on how to recognise three yellow-and-green finch species when out in the field.
14/04/2022
Identification
Snow Bunting photo ID guide
A striking bird, Snow Bunting comes in a bewildering array of forms and plumages. Andy Stoddart provides information to help assign the...
26/01/2022
Identification
Glaucous and Iceland Gulls photo ID guide
Josh Jones provides expert advice on how to differentiate two sporadic yet popular winter visitors in all plumages.
01/12/2021
Identification
Radde's and Dusky Warblers and Siberian Chiffchaff photo ID guide
Andy Stoddart provides all the tips you need to recognise these three classic autumn warblers in the field.
13/10/2021
Identification
Icterine and Melodious Warblers photo ID guide
August and early September is prime time to catch up with two similar-looking warblers in Britain. Dominic Mitchell provides details on how...
18/08/2021
Identification
Orange-billed terns photo ID guide
Paul Dufour and Pierre-André Crochet provide in-depth analysis on the identification of Elegant, Lesser Crested and the 'Royal' Terns.
04/07/2021
Identification
Spring yellow wagtails photo ID guide
Dominic Mitchell takes a look at the various guises, both familiar and scarce, of one of our most eagerly awaited summer visitors.
17/05/2021
Identification
Ringed, Little Ringed and Kentish Plovers photo ID guide
With similar markings of brown and white, plus black breast-bands while breeding, these three plovers can be tricky customers throughout...
04/04/2021
Identification
Laughing and Franklin's Gulls photo ID guide
These two New World gull species are vagrants to Europe and can be very similar in appearance. Josh Jones details how to separate them in...
28/03/2021
Identification
Common Linnet, Twite and Lesser Redpoll photo ID guide
Andy Stoddart provides all the information and advice you need to recognise each of these small, brown finches in the field, in all...
08/03/2021
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