Focus on: Ascension Frigatebird
On the ninth anniversary of the astonishing record on Islay, Ed Stubbs profiles this restricted-range seabird.
05/07/2022
All our rare bird stories from the Western Palearctic.
On the ninth anniversary of the astonishing record on Islay, Ed Stubbs profiles this restricted-range seabird.
05/07/2022
The bird pitched up in Galicia, before hopping aboard another ship and reaching Florida via the Caribbean.
01/07/2022
The bird was photographed in Finnmark as long ago as August 2009, with its true identity only recently realised.
18/01/2022
It is hoped the bird will reveal valuable information on the dispersal and movements of Critically Endangered African vultures.
02/01/2022
Noam Weiss documents the find of this Israeli and regional first.
07/10/2021
The Atlantic island chain of the Azores is well placed to receive Neotropical vagrants – and dramatic weather systems. Peter Alfrey's visit...
30/09/2021
Paulo Belo outlines a remarkable range expansion for a species thought previously confined to Macaronesia as a breeder.
22/09/2021
Laurence Pitcher provides real-life examples to demonstrate how theories presented by Elkins, Lees and Gilroy have merit and that we can –...
08/09/2021
The discovery, the on the island of Santiago, also represents the first case of nesting in the Western Palearctic.
07/08/2021
A chance find while out grocery shopping led Petteri Lehikoinen and his colleagues to the discovery of a regional first.
22/07/2021
Vincent van der Spek and Rinse van der Vliet report on a fascinating ringing recovery in the Dutch city of Delft.
23/06/2021
Josh Jones details the latest blockbuster vagrant to reach the mid-Atlantic isles and takes a look at previous WP records.
18/03/2021