Rarity finders: White-crowned Sparrow on Fetlar
Thanks to the sharp eyes of his eight-year-old daughter, Shetland birder Andy Cook was able to add a true mega to his garden list.
06/07/2020
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Thanks to the sharp eyes of his eight-year-old daughter, Shetland birder Andy Cook was able to add a true mega to his garden list.
06/07/2020
Lucy Burrell tells the story of one of the most remarkable garden bird sightings ever witnessed in Britain.
29/06/2020
Fifteen years after a widely celebrated Sooty Tern at Cemlyn Lagoon, the famous North Walian tern colony produced a remarkable repeat...
23/06/2020
Mike Carr provides the story behind the most twitched bird of 2020, while we take a look at the species' status in Britain and Europe.
21/06/2020
Observatory warden George Gay talks through the tentative steps to clinching this subtle Caucasian vagrant.
04/06/2020
Set to go down as one of the most sensational sightings in British birding history, Robert Foubister tells the tale of his chance encounter...
27/05/2020
Bob Flood summarises the tantalising steps involved in clinching another fine Nearctic vagrant for the famous isles.
21/05/2020
John Horton tells the story of a mega encounter with a species well overdue for an appearance in mainland Britain.
26/04/2020
An interesting kestrel played cat and mouse with Ashley Fisher, until it eventually revealed itself to be a truly unexpected early spring...
27/03/2020
Working from home paid off for Michael John O' Mahony, when he found a rarity not seen in Ireland for more than 20 years in his garden.
10/01/2020
Ren Hathway's casual stroll around St Mary's Garrison became a lot more urgent when a dark thrush briefly popped up on the boulders below.
14/12/2019
James McCallum's dedication to scouring north Norfolk's throngs of wintering Pink-footed Geese paid off with perhaps his most-wanted find...
10/12/2019