Rare Western Palearctic birds: Shikra
Josh Jones profiles one of the Western Palearctic's rarest and most sought-after birds of prey.
14/11/2015
All our rare bird stories from the Western Palearctic.
Josh Jones profiles one of the Western Palearctic's rarest and most sought-after birds of prey.
14/11/2015
Oliver Metcalf reports on the unprecedented numbers of Sudan Golden Sparrows found recently in Western Sahara.
19/02/2015
Josh Jones takes a look at European and North American records of Grey-headed Gull and argues that we should be taking this species more...
18/04/2014
Co-ordinated surveying of the mangroves of Egypt's southern Red Sea coast has revealed a breeding population of Yellow Bittern.
19/02/2014
Richard Bonser details the recent discovery of breeding Saunders' Terns around the Egyptian Red Sea.
02/08/2013
An overview of the status of Black Bush Robin in Israel and Egypt, and tips on how to find them.
04/07/2013
Josh Jones describes a successful weekend trip to the Baltic to see the Western Palearctic's third Fox Sparrow.
14/12/2012
A confusing colony of large black-backed gulls in coastal Morocco is the most reliable site for this species within the Western Palearctic.
05/07/2012
Presumed extinct following the last sighting over thirty years ago, the Egyptian subspecies floweri was rediscovered in the Nile Valley in...
09/06/2012
A reservoir in southern Turkey offers a unique opportunity to observe one of the region's rarest birds.
27/04/2012
Amongst European birders the pristine Azure Tit is a rare, and sought after, species.
16/02/2007
A new series of articles looking at some of the most highly sought-after species in the Western Palearctic starts with Grey Hypocolius.
15/01/2007