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
All our rare bird stories from Britain and Ireland.
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
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
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
Peter Gammage's superb discovery drew hundreds of birders to the Hampshire coast in mid-September.
01/12/2019
Finder Kevin Groocock details the circumstances around this major discovery, while we summarise expert opinion on the bird's identification.
28/10/2019
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
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
Anthony O'Connor details the sad story behind the discovery of a moribund Least Bittern in Co Kerry on 7 October 2019.
09/10/2019
Full details of the discovery of a deceased American visitor on the south coast.
02/10/2019
Jamie Partridge couldn't believe his luck when he found an extremely rare Continental visitor clinging to a metal fence above the Port of...
26/09/2019
Robert Vaughan couldn't believe his luck when an early start resulted in the discovery of a fourth national record.
19/09/2019
Although vagrants from all points of the compass get the pulse racing, few can claim to have a more emotive impact on European birders than...
11/09/2019