Western Palearctic
Mongolian Finch: an overlooked species in Europe?
In light of two recent Scandinavian records, Josh Jones takes a look at this Central Asian finch and contemplates whether it might one day...
12/11/2020
Western Palearctic
All our rare bird stories from the Western Palearctic.
Western Palearctic
Rarity finders: Short-tailed Shearwater in France
Sylvain Reyt and Sébastien Roques' persistence with an unusual shearwater paid off with what they believed to be a first for France –...
25/10/2020
Western Palearctic
Two national firsts in a day for Norway
Cape May and Black-and-white Warblers made for a sensational day in western Scandinavia.
27/09/2020
Rare birds
What next from the West?
American birds are among the most hotly anticipated vagrant species to turn up in Britain or Ireland, having battled their way across the...
11/09/2020
Rare birds
France's first Short-tailed Shearwater identified in Brittany
The sensational record comes hot on the heels of the first for the Western Palearctic, which was seen in Ireland in June.
13/08/2020
Rare birds
Flesh-footed Shearwater in the Azores – a first for Europe
Susana Simião reports on the discovery of another stunning seabird in the North Atlantic this summer.
09/08/2020
Rare birds
Short-tailed Shearwater in Ireland – a new Western Palearctic species
Full details and photos of the first individual of this Pacific seabird ever recorded in the region.
26/06/2020
Western Palearctic
Face to face with a Tufted Puffin in Norway
Venke Ivarrud tells the story behind her astonishing images of this extreme Western Palearctic rarity.
12/06/2020
Western Palearctic
An interesting swift on Fuerteventura, February 2020
Steve Grimwade provides full details and a series of photos of a bird thought by some to possibly be a Horus Swift.
02/03/2020
Western Palearctic
Tufted Puffin in the Faroe Islands – a Western Palearctic fourth
We provide the full details on the recent occurrence of a mega-rare Pacific alcid in the North Atlantic islands.
31/01/2020
Western Palearctic
Lesser Moorhen in Catalonia – a second for mainland Spain
This extreme rarity, found close to the French border, was part of a rich run of Afrotropical vagrants in the region in early 2020.
30/01/2020
Western Palearctic
Rüppell's Vulture breeding with Griffon Vulture in Spain
Hybridisation has been suspected in the past, but new evidence appears to prove the theory beyond doubt.
23/01/2020
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