Tales from the dung heap: DNA analysis in birding
Autumn 2019 saw several 'eastern' stonechats hitting British shores, many of which were identified to species level by genetic analysis. Is...
09/04/2021
All our rare bird stories from Britain and Ireland.
Autumn 2019 saw several 'eastern' stonechats hitting British shores, many of which were identified to species level by genetic analysis. Is...
09/04/2021
The first-winter bird has been performing well at Newlyn Harbour since it was found in mid-March.
24/03/2021
The 'Garden of England' hosted a backyard mega this winter, with a county first gracing Norman McCanch's local area for more than six weeks.
22/03/2021
In the second instalment of our analysis of those species that are currently assigned to Categories D or E of the British list, Dan Rouse...
19/02/2021
The last British record of this North American species came more than three decades ago.
06/02/2021
A curious-looking buzzard over Hillwell in 2019 left Tom Gale perplexed, with the bird later identified as a first for Britain.
25/01/2021
A striking-looking gull turned a quick local patch visit for Dominic Mitchell into a heart-stopping search for a new British bird.
20/01/2021
Tantalisingly untickable, there are surely some species languishing in Category E of the British list that are ripe for a rethink. In the...
16/01/2021
A loud rattle alerted Patrick Lyne to the presence of a stunning American vagrant in a secluded West Cork bay.
29/12/2020
Having recently moved to live in western Ireland, US birder Mike Sylvia soon scored his first major find – in the form of a familiar...
27/12/2020
Seamus Enright's homework on an extremely rare North American visitor paid off spectacularly during a work trip to Ballylongford.
21/12/2020
While working near Kilkee, John Murphy's lunch break produced a species not seen in Ireland for 130 years.
04/12/2020