Review of the Week: 26 June-2 July 2023
Steppe Grey Shrike in Highland, Pacific Swift in Shetland and Little Swift in Lincolnshire made for an exciting midsummer week. Dan Owen...
03/07/2023
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Steppe Grey Shrike in Highland, Pacific Swift in Shetland and Little Swift in Lincolnshire made for an exciting midsummer week. Dan Owen...
03/07/2023
There was plenty to see during the midsummer week, including a Franklin's Gull in Essex. Ed Stubbs reports.
26/06/2023
The relocation of last year's Cape Gull back in Cambridgeshire came as surprise, as did a Little Crake in the same county and the return of...
19/06/2023
Scotland enjoyed a remarkable week of megas and the Least Tern returned to Ireland for a third summer, reports Sam Viles.
12/06/2023
Arguably the best week of the spring produced some terrific rarity finds, as well as excellent Black Tern and wader passage. Sam Viles...
05/06/2023
The Grey-headed Lapwing resurfaced in the Outer Hebrides, wader and Black Tern passage picked up and scarce migrant passerines added...
30/05/2023
A Semipalmated Plover in Co Wexford was the week's top find, with British birders enjoying a modest influx of Temminck's Stint.
22/05/2023
Another week, another British first – or perhaps not. Sam Viles reports on a contentious Isle of Wight raptor record, the reappearance of...
15/05/2023
A rare wheatear in Co Wexford caused debate, while a monumental movement of Ruff occurred and the Grey-headed Lapwing lingered.
09/05/2023
The run of major rarities continued with Britain's first Grey-headed Lapwing located on the Northumberland coast, as well as a host of...
02/05/2023
Britain's first Black-winged Kite and a White-crowned Sparrow in Sussex headlined during an exciting week, while lively inland passage...
24/04/2023
A Kentish Plover in Northamptonshire and two Pallas's Sandgrouse in Finland grabbed the headlines, while Black-crowned Night Herons...
17/04/2023