Identification
Female dabbling duck photo ID guide
Although males are distinctive, the cryptically plumaged female dabbling ducks are much more challenging to separate. Andy Stoddart...
07/02/2021
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
Greater and Lesser White-fronted Geese photo ID guide
Andy Stoddart provides expert tips on how to separate the two subspecies of Greater White-fronted Goose that occur on our shores each...
25/12/2020
Identification
Great and Double-crested Cormorants and European Shag photo ID guide
Phalacrocorax species present identification conundrums for all levels of birder, but Keith Vinicombe's definitive guide will help you sort...
24/11/2020
Identification
Short-eared and Long-eared Owls photo ID guide
Seeing either of these two unpredictable owls makes for a memorable day's birding, but telling them apart isn't always easy. Andy Stoddart...
15/10/2020
Identification
Common Snipe, Great Snipe and Eurasian Woodcock photo ID guide
Skulking, camouflaged and similar looking, these three species are likely to pose ID challenges every autumn. Andy Stoddart shares his...
30/08/2020
Identification
Common, Spotted and Terek Sandpipers photo ID guide
These three closely related shorebirds are very similar in size, structure and plumage. This, combined with the unfamiliarity of two, can...
25/07/2020
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
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
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