Rare birds
Yellow-billed Kite: wild or escape?
Sam Viles debates whether the recent British Yellow-billed Kite has any chance of being of wild origin and looks at previous European...
24/05/2023
Rare birds
A wealth of information on rare birds from around the world.
Western Palearctic
Rarity finders: Magnificent Frigatebird in Cape Verde
Bob Flood documents the sighting of a frigatebird in Cape Verde during April.
11/05/2023
Western Palearctic
Is Black-capped Petrel breeding in the Western Palearctic?
A chance encounter in 2020 led Peter Stronach down a rabbit hole chasing an enigmatic North Atlantic Pterodroma.
12/04/2023
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: White-winged Scoter in Co Mayo
Hot on the heels of Britain's first Stejneger's Scoter, the first White-winged Scoter for Ireland was expertly found by Pat Lonergan on...
15/02/2023
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian
A day birding on the Lothian coast turned into the discovery of a lifetime for Keith Gillon, who unearthed a first for Britain.
05/02/2023
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Yellow-browed Bunting in Kent
Ringers at Sandwich Bay were in for a shock in October when they plucked a sixth for Britain out of the nets, write Ian Hunter and Steffan...
28/12/2022
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Myrtle Warbler on Scilly
Samaya and Scott Reid tell the story of the discovery of an ultra-confiding North American mega on St Mary's.
22/12/2022
Conservation
Baillon's Crakes on territory in Yorkshire
Up to three birds were present at a private site in East Yorkshire summer 2022.
21/12/2022
Western Palearctic
Rarity finders: Black-capped Petrel in the Canary Islands
Steve Copsey reports on the discovery of a mega Pterodroma off La Palma in early November.
18/11/2022
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Tennessee Warbler in Pembrokeshire
A mega-rare American warbler was the latest thrilling vagrant to pitch up on Skokholm, as Richard Brown and Richard Dobbins report.
25/10/2022
Rare birds
Big debate: Scilly or Shetland – which is best?
Lucy McRobert says Scilly is the obvious choice, but Rebecca Nason states that the best birding comes in the far north-east.
15/09/2022
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Short-toed Snake Eagle in Kent
A sudden fly-over from a mega raptor left Richard Bonser and Jamie Partridge speechless.
14/09/2022
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