Rarity finders: Green Warbler on North Ronaldsay
Observatory warden George Gay talks through the tentative steps to clinching this subtle Caucasian vagrant.
04/06/2020
All our rare bird stories from Britain and Ireland.
Observatory warden George Gay talks through the tentative steps to clinching this subtle Caucasian vagrant.
04/06/2020
Set to go down as one of the most sensational sightings in British birding history, Robert Foubister tells the tale of his chance encounter...
27/05/2020
Bob Flood summarises the tantalising steps involved in clinching another fine Nearctic vagrant for the famous isles.
21/05/2020
After 2019's amazing influx, the first booby of summer 2020 has already been seen in north-west European waters.
16/05/2020
Joe Stockwell provides details on a chance encounter with the rare melanistic form of this declining raptor on the south coast in early May.
14/05/2020
Once a breeding species in Britain, Kentish Plover has gradually declined to the point it is now classified as a rarity. David Callahan...
30/04/2020
Jonathan Farooqi recalls an unforgettable early-autumn day on Holy Island, in his home county of Northumberland.
19/04/2020
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
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
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
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
The results are in! It's time to reveal what BirdGuides readers considered the best bird of 2010-2019.
07/01/2020