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Isles of Scilly in autumn
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A range of authoritative information and comment from some of birding's best known experts on identification, conservation, wildlife photography, garden birding, taxonomy and more. Brush up your birding skills, read fascinating species profiles or plan your next birding trip. You can also read our Review of the Week and find out who won Photo of the Week.
Britain & Ireland
Rarity finders: Black Scoter in Norfolk
Careful scrutiny of a big scoter gathering off Holkham Gap produced a county first for Mike Buckland.
31/01/2024
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 22-28 January 2024
An Essex White-billed Diver and Norfolk's first Black Scoter hit the headlines, with a Whistling Swan reported in East Anglia.
29/01/2024
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 22-28 January 2024
This week's winner features a Great Northern Diver battling stormy seas.
29/01/2024
Ornithology
Trackers reveal how young Whimbrel perform their first migration
Researchers have built on our understanding of Whimbrel migration by fitting 13 young birds with GPS trackers in an effort to reveal how...
28/01/2024
Comment
Alan Tilmouth: rescheduling!
It's time for the list of Schedule 1 species to be revised, with many inclusions considerably out of date, says our columnist.
25/01/2024
Conservation
Predator control is 'uncontrollable', report says
Academics from the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics have called for the Scottish government to make predator control illegal.
24/01/2024
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 15-21 January 2024
A Beluga Whale sparked excitement in Shetland while Essex's resident waterthrush continued to delight, during a January week of extreme...
22/01/2024
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 15-21 January 2024
A male Red-breasted Merganser taking off, photographed by Martin Abbess, wins this week's Photo of the Week accolade.
22/01/2024
Features
The Gambia: river of plenty
The Gambia has been on the agenda for travelling birders for decades. On a recent visit, Kit Day found it to be as productive as ever, and...
21/01/2024
Comment
Missed connections
More people than ever are professing an interest in nature, but the evidence shows a worrying lack of understanding when it comes to...
18/01/2024
Conservation
Human-driven bird extinctions doubled in new estimate
Scientists say that the true scale of the loss of bird species is much higher than was previously understood.
17/01/2024
Latest Rarities
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Red-spotted Bluethroat
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White Stork
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Eastern Subalpine Warbler
Shetland Details |
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Eastern Subalpine Warbler
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06/05/2024 19:55 |
Woodchat Shrike
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