Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Blue Rock Thrush in Essex
Hundreds of hours of patchbirding this spring finally paid off for Darrell Stile, when he came face to face with a Mediterranean mega.
10/07/2022
Britain & Ireland
All our rare bird stories from Britain and Ireland.
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Red-tailed Shrike in East Yorkshire
Trevor Charlton's dedicated patch efforts paid off in style when he found an eighth for Britain.
06/07/2022
Patch birding
Regional round-up: June 2022
Early signs of a bumper Cory's Shearwater summer were witnessed in the South-West, while easterlies produced some surprises during the...
05/07/2022
Britain & Ireland
Focus on: Ascension Frigatebird
On the ninth anniversary of the astonishing record on Islay, Ed Stubbs profiles this restricted-range seabird.
05/07/2022
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Greater Sand Plover in Co Waterford
Prioritising scanning his local wader flock over making dinner had big consequences for Arlo Jacques, who found Ireland's first twitchable...
04/06/2022
Patch birding
Regional round-up: May 2022
Some impressive skua passage accompanied decent inland wader and tern action, as well as a fine showing of Golden Orioles.
01/06/2022
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Eurasian Crag Martin on Scilly
A cracking find by John Higginson proved a landmark Scilly bird – for both the isles and the finder.
27/05/2022
Britain & Ireland
Regional round-up: April 2022
Widespread Ring Ouzels accompanied decent tallies of Black Kite and Red-rumped Swallow as spring migration ramped up.
05/05/2022
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Iberian Wagtail on Scilly
Bob Dawson produced the first major find of spring when he came face to face with a fourth for Britain.
27/04/2022
Britain & Ireland
Never again: Ipswich Sparrow in Dorset
On the 40th anniversary of the Western Palearctic's only Ipswich Sparrow, Sam Viles takes a closer look at the extraordinary occurrence.
13/04/2022
Patch birding
Regional round-up: March 2022
A major Garganey influx and returning spring migrants made for an enjoyable month of birding.
03/04/2022
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Double-crested Cormorant in Co Leitrim
A quick stop at an unsuspecting inland lake produced a stunning transatlantic mega for Robert Vaughan.
30/03/2022
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