Articles

Here you will find birding articles from conservation organisations and other groups, together with individual accounts of rare bird finds and a range of other features.

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RBA Annual Birding Roundup 2022: Part 2 (Annual Rarity Review)
Chris Batty looks back on the second half of 2022 and discusses the best birds found across Britain and Ireland, headlined by American passerines. More here >
Written by Chris Batty (17 Feb 2023)
RBA launches crowdfunder (Wildlife crime)
RBA launches crowdfunder to help RSPB Investigations team in their fight against raptor persecution. More here >
Written by RBA (23 Jan 2023)
Ladakh: The Land of the Ghost Cat (Event)
Dick Filby will be heading to the remote mountains of northern India at the end of February and for any RBA subscribers looking for a last-minute holiday, this trip offers a fantastic opportunity to see some incredible wildlife. More here >
Written by RBA (20 Jan 2023)
Weekly birding round-up: 22 - 28 Nov (Weekly Roundup)
Jon Dunn looks back on the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland, and the Western Palearctic, headlined by a late Myrtle Warbler on Scilly. More here >
Written by Jon Dunn (29 Nov 2022)
Old World flycatchers' family tree mapped (Research)
The European Robin is more closely related to the Afrotropical White-browed Robin-Chat than to the east Asian Japanese Robin, despite the close similarity in appearance. More here >
Written by RBA (29 Nov 2022)
Weekly birding round-up: 25 - 31 Oct (Weekly Roundup)
East Anglia hosted Alpine Accentors in Norfolk and Suffolk and along the east coast, a remarkable number of Pallid Swifts were recorded. More here >
Written by Jon Dunn (01 Nov 2022)
New species of Scops Owl described in Africa (Conservation News)
The new owl has been named after a former parrot harvester from Príncipe Island and now a ranger of its natural park whose local knowledge was integral to the discovery. More here >
Written by RBA (01 Nov 2022)