Rare birds
Rarity finders: Persian Shearwater in Israel
A close shave with the Israeli navy didn't deter Noam Weiss and Amir Ben Dov from confirming the identity of a national third.
14/11/2020
Rare birds
A wealth of information on rare birds from around the world.
Western Palearctic
Mongolian Finch: an overlooked species in Europe?
In light of two recent Scandinavian records, Josh Jones takes a look at this Central Asian finch and contemplates whether it might one day...
12/11/2020
Rare birds
Rarity finders: East Siberian Wagtail in Shetland
Mark and Linda Sutton were left stunned when they came across a first for Britain while taking a sandwich stop on the last day of their...
05/11/2020
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Steppe Grey Shrike in Suffolk
A trip to see a Great Grey Shrike turned into something far more unusual for Andrew Moon.
29/10/2020
Western Palearctic
Rarity finders: Short-tailed Shearwater in France
Sylvain Reyt and Sébastien Roques' persistence with an unusual shearwater paid off with what they believed to be a first for France –...
25/10/2020
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Taiga Flycatcher in Co Durham
Harry Richardson took full advantage of promising weather conditions on the east coast to find a mega-rare Siberian vagrant at his local...
23/10/2020
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Masked Shrike in Cleveland
A sharp eye and the help of an old friend provided Stephen Addinall with a fourth for Britain at one of his local sites.
15/10/2020
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Common Nighthawk in West Sussex
Andy Wilkes was left stunned when a nightjar-like bird that flew in off the sea at his patch transpired to be a freshly arrived vagrant...
09/10/2020
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Two-barred Warbler in Northumberland
Perseverance with an elusive Phylloscopus warbler brought Ross Ahmed one of his best finds to date in a less well-watched area of his patch.
08/10/2020
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Sora on Lundy
Warden Dean Jones was stunned to find an exhausted American crake in scrub where he'd stopped to look for migrant passerines.
03/10/2020
Migration
Extreme seabirding at Estaca de Bares
The full story behind a sensational few days' seawatching at the Galician hot-spot over the weekend of 28-30 August 2020.
02/10/2020
Western Palearctic
Two national firsts in a day for Norway
Cape May and Black-and-white Warblers made for a sensational day in western Scandinavia.
27/09/2020
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