Review of the Week: 5-11 February
Despite Storm Ciara blowing through these isles, it was an owl from the Continent that provided the biggest news during a fun week. Alan...
12/02/2020
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Despite Storm Ciara blowing through these isles, it was an owl from the Continent that provided the biggest news during a fun week. Alan...
12/02/2020
A curious gull threatened to explode midwinter into life, while another Black-throated Thrush was found during a decent week. Ed Stubbs and...
05/02/2020
The undoubted highlight of a steady January week was an American Herring Gull in Dorset. Further afield, a host of Afrotropical vagrants...
29/01/2020
A steady January week was enlivened by a new Ferruginous Duck and several unseasonal summer migrants. Josh Jones and Ed Stubbs round up the...
22/01/2020
The Lesser White-fronted Goose reappeared, as did the Semipalmated Sandpiper in Hampshire. Further afield, the Dutch Little Curlew...
15/01/2020
Several excellent rarities were discovered as birders' field efforts redoubled in the New Year, and there was a good movement of 'grey'...
08/01/2020
Eastern Yellow Wagtails continued to dominate the headlines, but new individuals of Pacific Diver and Siberian Stonechat were also among...
02/01/2020
A confiding Black-throated Thrush was a fantastic first for Bedfordshire. Meanwhile, Kuwait produced a new Western Palearctic species. Josh...
18/12/2019
It was a steady week for British and Irish birders, with an Ivory Gull the best find. Further afield, juicy sightings included Purple...
11/12/2019
Dusky and Hermit Thrushes were the highlights on home shores, although both were upstaged by Black-throated Accentor in Italy and Northern...
04/12/2019
A wild goose chase in Norfolk, rare wheatears and the lingering Steller’s Eider and Hermit Thrush were among the highlights. Alan Tilmouth...
27/11/2019
Scilly scored big, a mammalian mega reached Shetland and the Paddyfield Pipit disappeared in mysterious circumstances. Ed Stubbs and Sam...
20/11/2019