Identification
Common and Pallid Swifts ID Photo Guide
Spring into summer, and again in late autumn, are times in which the familiar Common Swift has to be separated from Pallid Swift, its rarer...
07/11/2013
Identification
Is that a female American Wigeon or a hybrid? American Golden Plover or the rarer Pacific? Some of birding's best-known ID experts provide the answers to these and many more identification conundrums.
Identification
November ID tips: first-winter Common and Mediterranean Gulls
In autumn and early winter, first-winter Common and Mediterranean Gulls can look confusingly similar. David Callahan's tips will help you...
06/11/2013
Identification
October ID tips: Lapland Bunting
October and November are two of the best months to look for this attractive bunting, around 700 of which winter in Britain. David...
01/10/2013
Identification
September ID tips: first-winter Barred Warbler
Barred Warbler is a highly anticipated autumn migrant, but it can be difficult to find one. Use your ear, says David Callahan, and read up...
01/09/2013
Identification
August ID tips: Wood Sandpiper and juv Common Redshank
This is a good month to look out for passage Wood Sandpipers as they head to their wintering grounds. However, juveniles of the much more...
01/08/2013
Identification
July ID tips: female and juvenile Yellowhammer and Cirl Bunting
Males of these two closely related species are easy to separate, but females and juveniles can be much trickier. David Callahan offers some...
15/07/2013
Identification
June ID tips: juvenile Rook and Carrion Crow
These similar-looking members of the crow family can be difficult to distinguish, especially the recently fledged juveniles that we'll be...
20/06/2013
Identification
May ID tips: Honey Buzzard
May is a good month for Honey Buzzard, but this rare British breeding raptor isn't easy to see and unfamiliarity with the species can lead...
07/05/2013
Identification
April ID tips: Common and Lesser Whitethroats
Both of Britain's whitethroat species – Common and Lesser – start arriving in April. David Callahan's timely tips will help you...
02/04/2013
Identification
March ID tips: Woodlark
Larks are on the move this month, and Skylark flocks could hold the odd Woodlark. David Callahan provides tips on how to identify the...
01/03/2013
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Identification
February ID tips: Twite
Finches will be on the move this month, so now is the time to look out for Twite. Make sure you can separate the species from the similar...
01/02/2013
Identification
January ID tips: Pink-footed, Tundra Bean and Taiga Bean Geese
Large flocks of geese are now firmly established on their British wintering grounds, and several species are easily confuseable. Learn how...
01/01/2013
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