Lesser Moorhen in Catalonia – a second for mainland Spain
This extreme rarity, found close to the French border, was part of a rich run of Afrotropical vagrants in the region in early 2020.
30/01/2020
All our rare bird stories from the Western Palearctic.
This extreme rarity, found close to the French border, was part of a rich run of Afrotropical vagrants in the region in early 2020.
30/01/2020
Hybridisation has been suspected in the past, but new evidence appears to prove the theory beyond doubt.
23/01/2020
Mike Pope summarises the circumstances surrounding his mega discovery in Kuwait in mid-December.
24/12/2019
After a frustrating time on Ouessant Island, Stanislas Wroza relocated to neighbouring Molène and was rewarded with a stunning American...
01/10/2019
Although vagrants from all points of the compass get the pulse racing, few can claim to have a more emotive impact on European birders than...
11/09/2019
Josh Jones takes a look at the increasing occurrence of the African subspecies of Kelp Gull in the Western Palearctic and suggests that...
30/08/2019
This summer's success came despite the severe decline of many Common and Sandwich Tern colonies in the region.
16/08/2019
Hugo Touzé summarises the sad and rapid demise of a species that was common across much of the country just a century ago.
08/08/2019
Seán Ronayne compiles his thoughts on the prospects of recognising an out-of-range individual of this recently split species and details...
20/06/2019
In March, Felix Timmermann was among the first to see and photograph a young family of Golden Nightjars at a remote location in the desert...
16/04/2019
Josh Jones looks at the changing status of a familiar transatlantic vagrant in Britain, Ireland and the wider Western Palearctic.
04/04/2019
The occurrence of this extreme WP vagrant represents a new species for the archipelago – read the full story here.
09/03/2019