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Weekly birding roundup: 13 - 19 Sept (Weekly Roundup) |
A Black-billed Cuckoo on Shetland was only the second record for the archipelago, the first being over 60 years ago. And we roundup the best of the rest from UK, Ireland and the WP. More here > |
Written by: Jon Dunn (20 Sep 2017) | |
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Weekly birding roundup: 6 - 12 Sept (Weekly Roundup) |
American Redstart on Barra, Stilt and Least Sandpipers at same Dorset site, the 5th Black-bellied Storm-petrel for the WP and much more. More here > |
Written by: Jon Dunn (13 Sep 2017) | |
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BOTW: Mozart's Starling (Book Of The Week) |
In Mozart's Starling, Haupt explores the unlikely bond between one of history's most controversial characters and one of history's most notoriously disliked birds. More here > |
Written by: Rare Bird Alert (06 Sep 2017) | |
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Weekly birding roundup: 23 - 29 Aug (Weekly Roundup) |
A Pacific Diver in Dublin and presumed Elegant Tern in Cornwall were the major new birds this week but the news was dominated by drift migrants. More here > |
Written by: Mark Golley (30 Aug 2017) | |
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Weekly birding roundup: 16 - 22 Aug (Weekly Roundup) |
The tail end of Hurricane Gert deposits two Yellow Warblers on a magic Monday, whilst in Netherlands a Brown Booby is the WP bird of the week. More here > |
Written by: Mark Golley (23 Aug 2017) | |
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Overseas Book of the Month (Book Of The Week) |
Our overseas book of the month is the new Photographic Field Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka, a fully comprehensive guide to all 462 bird species in the country. More here > |
Written by: Rare Bird Alert (23 Aug 2017) | |
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Waders of Europe - a photographic guide (Book Of The Week) |
Our Book of the Week is the stunning new photographic guide by Lars Gejl. Through outstanding photography and concise, detailed text, Waders of Europe is indispensable for anyone interested in learning more about waders. More here > |
Written by: Rare Bird Alert (23 Aug 2017) | |
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Red-footed Booby added to the British List (First for Britain) |
Red-footed Booby has become the latest addition to the British List after the BOURC accepted the second-calendar-year female at St.Leonards-on-Sea in East Sussex in 2016. More here > |
Written by: BOURC (22 Aug 2017) | |
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Weekly birding roundup: 2 - 8 Aug (Weekly Roundup) |
Another week dominated by seabird news with Barolo Shearwater and Fea's/Zino's Petrel seen from the mainland, yet more massive counts of Wilson's Petrels off Cork and Scilly is shearwater heaven. More here > |
Written by: Jon Dunn (09 Aug 2017) | |
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The Ultimate Scilly Pelagic (Personal Account) |
In over 700 pelagics off the Isles of Scilly Bob Flood thought he had seen it it all - he was wrong! More here > |
Written by: Bob Flood (07 Aug 2017) | |
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Nottinghamshire Bee-eaters' nests fail (Conservation News) |
After drawing more that 10,000 visitors it looks like the breeding Bee-eaters at East Leake in Nottinghamshire will be unsuccessful as the RSPB report that the nests have failed. More here > |
Written by: RSPB (03 Aug 2017) | |
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Weekly birding roundup: 26 Jul - 1 Aug (Weekly Roundup) |
Huge numbers of Wilson's Petrels were found off the south west coasts of Britain and Ireland, whilst in Somerset we hear news of breeding Night Herons. More here > |
Written by: Jon Dunn (02 Aug 2017) | |
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Help choose Oxford's new swift tower (Conservation News) |
A public vote has opened on the Oxford City Council to choose the winner of the Swift Tower competition with three designs participants can vote for. More here > |
Written by: RSPB (25 Jul 2017) | |
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Bee-eaters hatch chicks in Nottinghamshire (Conservation News) |
After touching down in East Leake quarry on 25 June, the Nottinghamshire Bee-eaters have successfully hatched chicks, just the third time this has happened in a decade. More here > |
Written by: RSPB (20 Jul 2017) | |
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Weekly birding roundup: 12 - 18 July (Weekly Roundup) |
Cornwall's Amur Falcon reappears but gives birders the run around, Other highlights include Swinhoe's Petrel, Collared Pratincole and a number of rare breeders are revealed. More here > |
Written by: Mark Golley (19 Jul 2017) | |
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UK's largest mainland seabird colony revealed (Conservation News) |
Gannets, puffins and razorbills are among the hundreds of thousands of seabirds that make up the largest mainland seabird colony in the UK on the Flamborough and Filey Coast. More here > |
Written by: RSPB (19 Jul 2017) | |
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Ravens can plan ahead (Research) |
A new study shows that ravens, can plan ahead for different types of events and are willing to forgo an immediate reward in order to gain a better one in the future. More here > |
Written by: Rare Bird Alert (18 Jul 2017) | |
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