Review of the Week: 12-18 May 2021
A White-throated Sparrow on Unst and an influx of Golden Orioles were the best on offer in another cool and wet week. Sam Viles and the...
19/05/2021
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A White-throated Sparrow on Unst and an influx of Golden Orioles were the best on offer in another cool and wet week. Sam Viles and the...
19/05/2021
The Northern Mockingbird was sensationally relocated again, this time in Northumberland. Meanwhile, a Calandra Lark on Fair Isle headlined...
12/05/2021
Temperatures continued to struggle in many areas, with overshoots and new rarities again at a premium. A relocating Pallid Harrier starred,...
05/05/2021
Scilly and southern Ireland produced the headline rarities, with Greater Sand Plover and Common Rock Thrush among the highlights. Sam Viles...
28/04/2021
Despite the stubborn north-easterly airflow, a few classic spring overshoots appeared as migration slowly cranked towards top gear. Sam...
21/04/2021
In a chilly week the White-throated Sparrow proved the most popular bird, although arriving migrants – particularly Ring Ouzels and Common...
14/04/2021
Bitterly cold conditions hampered the arrival of spring, but a few quality migrants managed to sneak through – and some reliable old...
07/04/2021
Sam Viles and the team provide the inaugural review of 2021, with Northern Mockingbird, American Herring Gull and Desert Wheatear in...
31/03/2021
An Eastern Black Redstart and another Irish Bufflehead were the rarest finds of a decent festive fortnight. Sam Viles and the team round up...
06/01/2021
Co Cork's third Bufflehead was the star find, but a number of major rarities remained on show and plenty of grey geese were still around,...
23/12/2020
The Double-crested Cormorant remained on show in Co Kerry and there was belated news of an American Bittern in Lincolnshire. Sam Viles and...
16/12/2020
Northern Ireland scored its first Bufflehead, while the Belted Kingfisher and Double-crested Cormorant remained and England's big influx of...
09/12/2020