Review of the Week: 18-24 November 2020
News broke of Britain's first Ruby-crowned Kinglet in the Outer Hebrides, while there were also two Eurasian Crag Martins and an east coast...
25/11/2020
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News broke of Britain's first Ruby-crowned Kinglet in the Outer Hebrides, while there were also two Eurasian Crag Martins and an east coast...
25/11/2020
Two Belted Kingfishers were in western Ireland, while a White-bellied Storm Petrel was claimed off the north Norfolk coast. Sam Viles and...
18/11/2020
Belted Kingfisher and Little Swift in Co Cork, Greater Yellowlegs in Suffolk and Hudsonian Godwit in Fife show there's plenty of life left...
11/11/2020
Mourning Dove and Hermit Thrush offered some end-of-season excitement in south-west Ireland, while a surprise Black-headed Bunting was on...
04/11/2020
The exceptional autumn spell continued with an Indigo Bunting heading up a fine late arrival of North American landbirds in the Isles of...
28/10/2020
Britain's first Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin in 40 years caused many to dash to the north Norfolk coast, while another Masked Shrike was in...
21/10/2020
An enviable collection of Nearctic passerines included Black-and-white Warbler, Common Nighthawk and Philadelphia Vireo, while more rare...
14/10/2020
A staggering week saw a new Tennessee Warbler, mainland Siberian Thrush and no fewer than 16 brand new mega alerts. Sam Viles and the team...
07/10/2020
Britain's first Tennessee Warbler in 25 years was the week's big find, but a Two-barred Warbler popped up in Northumberland and multiple...
30/09/2020
Ireland's fourth Bobolink popped up in Co Donegal and Tiree's star Yellow-bellied Flycatcher lingered, while the Bearded Vulture headed...
23/09/2020
Tiree scored the big one with an American flycatcher – a British and Western Palearctic first – while a Sora graced Lundy and there was an...
16/09/2020
Orkney delivered Britain's fifth Semipalmated Plover and a bonus Wilson's Phalarope, while Britain's largest-ever flock of Blue-winged Teal...
09/09/2020