Western Palearctic
Fuegian Storm Petrel: a new taxon for the Western Palearctic?
Bob Flood summarises the occurrence of this intriguing taxon in the East Atlantic and suggests that it may be visiting WP waters.
17/04/2024
Western Palearctic
All our rare bird stories from the Western Palearctic.
Western Palearctic
Oriental Turtle Dove breeds in Czech Republic for the first time
Documentation of a breeding attempt by escaped individuals raises the possibility that the species could become naturalised in Europe.
11/01/2024
Western Palearctic
Analysis of birder data reveals Australia's most elusive species
Researchers examined more than 3.8 million volunteer hours of eBird and Birdata records.
21/12/2023
Western Palearctic
Corvo 2023: a record-breaking season
Peter Alfrey reports on a historic autumn on the Azorean island which saw incredible numbers of American vagrants recorded.
16/11/2023
Western Palearctic
Grackles in the Western Palearctic
Sam Viles takes a look at the history of grackle species occurring on the east side of the Atlantic.
08/11/2023
Western Palearctic
Rarity finders: Dark-sided Flycatcher in Norway
Julian Bell summarises the extraordinary discovery of an extreme rarity on his local patch.
18/10/2023
Western Palearctic
Mourning Warbler on Corvo: a Western Palearctic first
Peter Stronach documents the find and tricky identification process of a regional first in the wake of Hurricane Lee.
12/10/2023
Rare birds
Yellow-billed Kite: wild or escape?
Sam Viles debates whether the recent British Yellow-billed Kite has any chance of being of wild origin and looks at previous European...
24/05/2023
Western Palearctic
Rarity finders: Magnificent Frigatebird in Cape Verde
Bob Flood documents the sighting of a frigatebird in Cape Verde during April.
11/05/2023
Western Palearctic
Is Black-capped Petrel breeding in the Western Palearctic?
A chance encounter in 2020 led Peter Stronach down a rabbit hole chasing an enigmatic North Atlantic Pterodroma.
12/04/2023
Western Palearctic
Western Palearctic form of Dark Chanting Goshawk feared extinct
There have been no sightings of the enigmatic Moroccan taxon since 2007.
01/12/2022
Western Palearctic
Rarity finders: Black-capped Petrel in the Canary Islands
Steve Copsey reports on the discovery of a mega Pterodroma off La Palma in early November.
18/11/2022
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