Review of the Week: 29 November-5 December 2021
In a week of volatile weather, the Belted Kingfisher was seen again and the Ross's Goose reappearing in Ayrshire coincided with the...
06/12/2021
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In a week of volatile weather, the Belted Kingfisher was seen again and the Ross's Goose reappearing in Ayrshire coincided with the...
06/12/2021
The Belted Kingfisher gave itself up in Lancashire and Cumbria scored a Long-toed Stint, while Storm Arwen produced an influx of Brünnich's...
29/11/2021
A quiet mid-November week offered a mini-influx of Lesser Scaup, a Shetland Black-throated Thrush and a trickle of Little Auks.
22/11/2021
A Nutcracker in Caithness and a Belted Kingfisher in Lancashire both frustrated the masses, an American Coot arrived in south-east Ireland...
15/11/2021
A major arrival of thrushes signalled the impending winter season, while a White-crowned Sparrow in Shetland and a resurfacing East...
08/11/2021
An astonishing mega in Orkney headlined the week's rarity news, although it was an otherwise steady week across Britain and Ireland.
01/11/2021
The Two-barred Warbler gave brilliant views at Spurn and there was a movement of Little Auks, but otherwise things remained fairly quiet.
25/10/2021
East Yorkshire was the place to be as the mega alert sounded twice on Saturday, although it was an astonishing Redwing arrival that was the...
18/10/2021
It's been a long time coming! The first twitchable Long-toed Stint in almost four decades was the highlight of a decent week across Britain...
11/10/2021
Fair Isle ended September with a flutter of goodies, while a run of Nearctic visitors got October off to a flyer. Sam Viles and the team...
04/10/2021
Seasonal firsts appeared this week, including Nearctic passerines, Yellow-browed Warblers and a Red-flanked Bluetail. Further afield, the...
27/09/2021
A steady week brought an Isabelline Wheatear to the East Yorkshire coast, with a decent arrival of Nearctic waders – especially Pectoral...
20/09/2021