By the island's lofty standards, Fair Isle has had an underwhelming spring, although it felt like the barren run wouldn't continue for much longer. And indeed the run ended spectacularly on 2nd, with ...

The Welsh Government has introduced a new environmental bill allowing the public to challenge bodies over issues such as pollution. It mandates local nature-recovery plans and creates an oversight ...

Josh Jones rounds up the best birding action during the week of 17-23 February 2025. A Wallcreeper report had birders' pulses raising as milder air delivered the first spring migrants of the year, ...

An unexpected find over the weekend comprised a first-summer male Desert Wheatear at Keynsham, Avon. It is quite an uncommon record in a historical context, with only one previous June record from ...

With the BTO announcing plans for its next Breeding Bird Atlas, our columnist wonders if it is time to move such important ...

During a settled week of cold, overcast January weather, the month's midpoint had a surprise or two in store. Cornwall was the destination for plenty of British twitchers, while the spectacular ...

As is so often the case by this point in the winter, British and Irish birding was very settled this week with little change to the highlights reel – bar any extreme weather events, things will likely ...

A spell of rather settled conditions made for a steady midwinter period that nevertheless had a surprise or two in store. Thursday 12th brought the return of Somerset's adult drake Baikal Teal for a ...

Easterly winds blowing in from Scandinavia and the Near Continent brought a mini-arrival of Waxwings in northern areas in what has been a poor winter for the species. As many as 21 birds across four ...

It wasn't until the very end of July last year that 2023's seabird spectacular whipped up into a frenzy, and many were wondering if a repeat appearance would happen in 2024. They needn't have worried, ...

Alpine Accentor, Blackgang, Isle of Wight (Iain Outlaw). Given the deluge of European overshoots that reached Co Cork during the week, Irish birders must have been left ruing their luck that they ...

Pallid Harrier has been seen for the first time in the Americas. The harrier was identified by raptor expert Dick Forsman ...