Review of the Week: 30 May-4 June 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
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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
An action-packed Easter weekend produced a number of surprises, including two each of Eurasian Scops Owl and Short-toed Treecreeper and an...
11/04/2023
Alpine Swifts, White-spotted Bluethroats and an extraordinary inland passage of Kittiwakes were among this week's talking points, as Dan...
03/04/2023
The Alpine Swift invasion continued unabated, while overshooting rarities included Lesser Kestrel in the Isles of Scilly and Great Spotted...
27/03/2023
Spring sprang as several common migrant species arrived in earnest. Meanwhile, an unprecedented Alpine Swift influx took place.
20/03/2023