Rare birds
Time to reconsider: part II
In the second instalment of our analysis of those species that are currently assigned to Categories D or E of the British list, Dan Rouse...
19/02/2021
Britain & Ireland
All our rare bird stories from Britain and Ireland.
Britain & Ireland
Britain's third Northern Mockingbird found in Devon
The last British record of this North American species came more than three decades ago.
06/02/2021
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Long-legged Buzzard in Shetland
A curious-looking buzzard over Hillwell in 2019 left Tom Gale perplexed, with the bird later identified as a first for Britain.
25/01/2021
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Slaty-backed Gull in London
A striking-looking gull turned a quick local patch visit for Dominic Mitchell into a heart-stopping search for a new British bird.
20/01/2021
Rare birds
Time to reconsider: part I
Tantalisingly untickable, there are surely some species languishing in Category E of the British list that are ripe for a rethink. In the...
16/01/2021
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Philadelphia Vireo in Co Galway
Having recently moved to live in western Ireland, US birder Mike Sylvia soon scored his first major find – in the form of a familiar...
27/12/2020
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Double-crested Cormorant in Co Kerry
Seamus Enright's homework on an extremely rare North American visitor paid off spectacularly during a work trip to Ballylongford.
21/12/2020
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Lesser Kestrel in Co Clare
While working near Kilkee, John Murphy's lunch break produced a species not seen in Ireland for 130 years.
04/12/2020
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Common Nighthawk in Kent
Joel Savill was treated to a stunning encounter while out on a lockdown walk with his wife and newborn son at their local nature reserve.
21/11/2020
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Eurasian Crag Martin in Orkney
George Gay was in for a surprise when a routine shopping trip resulted in the discovery of a third for Scotland.
19/11/2020
Rare birds
Rarity finders: Hudsonian Godwit in Fife
Simon Pinder and Keith Simpson recount the story behind the identification and relocation of a second for Scotland.
15/11/2020
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
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