General birding
Any way the wind blows: autumn 2022 on Scilly
An lifelong infatuation with Radde's Warbler ultimately put Graham Gordon in place for the inter-island twitch of a lifetime, and a...
16/02/2023
Patch birding
Most birders have a patch – a local area that they visit regularly (often daily) and know well. Read more about how to identify your own local patch and make the most of it and find out all about other birders' patches.
Patch birding
#LocalBigYear: cycling in Sussex
Stephen Kuhn reflects on his local birding in 2022, including its rarities, missing species and how the year changed his approach to the...
26/01/2023
Patch birding
Patchwork Challenge 2023
The Patchwork Challenge team introduce the return of the local birding competition and explain how you can take part in 2023.
17/01/2023
Patch birding
#LocalBigYear diary: December 2022
Josh Jones summarises his patch efforts in the closing weeks of the year.
05/01/2023
Patch birding
A year in the life of a Turkish patch-watcher
Kuzey Kulaçoğlu introduces his closed living complex patch near Ankara, which offers some exceptional European birding year-round.
01/01/2023
General birding
#LocalBigYear diary: November
A few instances of 'patch gold' livened up Ed Stubbs' least favourite month.
04/12/2022
Patch birding
#LocalBigYear diary: October
Miles Cluff enjoyed a bumper month on his Nottinghamshire patch.
06/11/2022
Patch birding
#LocalBigYear diary: September
A couple of quality waders made it a September to remember for Ian Lycett on his north-east London patch.
05/10/2022
Patch birding
#LocalBigYear diary: August 2022
David Campbell enjoyed a brilliant month of local birding, with some quality passerine migration on the South Downs.
04/09/2022
Patch birding
Regional round-up: August 2022
August is always reliable for the local birder and 2022 was no different, as bumper Pied Flycatcher and Garganey numbers were enjoyed along...
02/09/2022
Patch birding
#LocalBigYear diary: July 2022
Sam Viles provides an update on his midsummer birding exploits around the Gower.
04/08/2022
Britain & Ireland
Regional round-up: July 2022
An exceptionally dry July was memorable for small influxes of White-rumped Sandpiper and Purple Heron, as the early cogs of autumn began to...
02/08/2022
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