Review of the Week: 10-16 January 2022
Sam Viles reports on another steady week across Britain and Ireland, with two Baikal Teal on offer and more Lesser Scaup found.
17/01/2022
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Sam Viles reports on another steady week across Britain and Ireland, with two Baikal Teal on offer and more Lesser Scaup found.
17/01/2022
Ireland's first Allen's Gallinule headlined the opening week of 2022, while England's Baikal Teal count increased to two. Sam Viles reports.
10/01/2022
The surprise reappearance of the Egyptian Vulture in Ireland was the festive fortnight's top news, though the Belted Kingfisher was the...
04/01/2022
Influxes of Glossy Ibises and grey geese shook up the midwinter picture, while the Belted Kingfisher continued to tease in Lancashire.
20/12/2021
A steady December week was headlined by a Welsh Pacific Diver and a Cackling Goose in Lancashire, but the Belted Kingfisher proved tricky...
13/12/2021
In a week of volatile weather, the Belted Kingfisher was seen again and the Ross's Goose reappearing in Ayrshire coincided with the...
06/12/2021
The Belted Kingfisher gave itself up in Lancashire and Cumbria scored a Long-toed Stint, while Storm Arwen produced an influx of Brünnich's...
29/11/2021
A quiet mid-November week offered a mini-influx of Lesser Scaup, a Shetland Black-throated Thrush and a trickle of Little Auks.
22/11/2021
A Nutcracker in Caithness and a Belted Kingfisher in Lancashire both frustrated the masses, an American Coot arrived in south-east Ireland...
15/11/2021
A major arrival of thrushes signalled the impending winter season, while a White-crowned Sparrow in Shetland and a resurfacing East...
08/11/2021
An astonishing mega in Orkney headlined the week's rarity news, although it was an otherwise steady week across Britain and Ireland.
01/11/2021
The Two-barred Warbler gave brilliant views at Spurn and there was a movement of Little Auks, but otherwise things remained fairly quiet.
25/10/2021