Rare birds
Rarity finders: Lesser Kestrel on Scilly
An interesting kestrel played cat and mouse with Ashley Fisher, until it eventually revealed itself to be a truly unexpected early spring...
27/03/2020
Britain & Ireland
All our rare bird stories from Britain and Ireland.
Britain & Ireland
The Centurion Club: birds not seen in Britain for more than 100 years
Ed Stubbs takes a look at seven species recorded in our isles before 1920 but not since – and assesses the chances of a reappearance for...
08/03/2020
Rare birds
Refinding the Shetland Tengmalm's Owl
Acting on two-month-old news of the apparent reappearance of the Shetland Tengmalm’s Owl, Phil Harris successfully pinned down this now...
13/02/2020
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Brown Shrike in Co Cork
Working from home paid off for Michael John O' Mahony, when he found a rarity not seen in Ireland for more than 20 years in his garden.
10/01/2020
Rare birds
Rarity of the Decade: the winner!
The results are in! It's time to reveal what BirdGuides readers considered the best bird of 2010-2019.
07/01/2020
Rare birds
Rarity of the Decade: vote now!
What was the outstanding bird of the 2010s? Browse our shortlist of 25 and choose your favourite – or nominate your own winner.
20/12/2019
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Blue Rock Thrush on Scilly
Ren Hathway's casual stroll around St Mary's Garrison became a lot more urgent when a dark thrush briefly popped up on the boulders below.
14/12/2019
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Lesser White-fronted Goose in Norfolk
James McCallum's dedication to scouring north Norfolk's throngs of wintering Pink-footed Geese paid off with perhaps his most-wanted find...
10/12/2019
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Eastern Olivaceous Warbler in Hampshire
Peter Gammage's superb discovery drew hundreds of birders to the Hampshire coast in mid-September.
01/12/2019
Rare birds
Lesser Kestrel in East Yorkshire, October 2019
Finder Kevin Groocock details the circumstances around this major discovery, while we summarise expert opinion on the bird's identification.
28/10/2019
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Rose-breasted Grosbeak on St Martin's
Chris Townend's luck was in when he visited one of the less-watched islands in the Isles of Scilly, scoring a 'Yank' mega.
22/10/2019
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Black-and-white Warbler on St Martin's
Mick Knight reports on discovering the first in a fine run of mega-rare American landbirds on the Isles of Scilly in early October 2019.
13/10/2019
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