Rarity finders: Least Tern in Co Dublin
Niall Keogh provides the full story behind a new species for Ireland, with an in-depth look at the bird's identification.
09/09/2021
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Niall Keogh provides the full story behind a new species for Ireland, with an in-depth look at the bird's identification.
09/09/2021
Hard patch graft paid off in spectacular fashion for Dougy Wright, with the monster discovery of a 10th for Britain.
26/08/2021
Searching the masses of waders at Snettisham proved fruitful for Chris Kelly, who discovered a mega North American shorebird.
05/08/2021
Christopher O'Sullivan had dipped the last Irish record of this mega-rare shorebird, so was ecstatic to find one on his local patch.
23/07/2021
A national mega was a surprise midsummer find for Mark Sutton at the famous Cemlyn Bay tern colony.
08/07/2021
Dave Suddaby was in for a shock when a routine monitoring walk at one of his patches produced a first for Ireland.
29/06/2021
Fair Isle was treated to no fewer than two of the mega larks during May, as Alex Penn – finder of both birds – reports.
25/06/2021
David Price, Paul St Pierre and Dean Jones discuss the monumental discovery of a first for Britain on Lundy.
22/06/2021
Alan Curry scored one of the birds of the spring when he found a mega East Asian calidrid on his local patch.
11/06/2021
Mainland Britain's first twitchable River Warbler since 2010 was a prize find for Dave Hughes during a visit to the Avalon Marshes.
08/06/2021
When Bryan East entered the Marsh Hide at Stodmarsh, little did he know he'd stumble upon a mega plover – and a first for Britain in 11...
03/06/2021
Bob Flood recounts an eventful couple of hours of Scilly birding, which culminated in a successful twitch gathering for his latest mega...
03/05/2021