The publications We had a fantastic response to our for contributions for a special issue of Bird Study, documenting and exploring the impacts of the unprecedented recent outbreaks of Highly ...

The Middle East is something of an international stepping stone for both migratory birds and people travelling between Europe, Africa and Asia. For birdwatchers stopping over in this part of the world ...

Southern, H.N. 1951. Change in status of the Bridled Guillemot after ten years. Proceedings of Zoological Society of London.

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A rare (less than annual) visitor from its Arctic breeding grounds, the Snowy Owl is probably best known to many as 'Hedwig' from the Harry Potter films.A celebrated pair bred for eight years on the ...

This is the most marine of our breeding birds and a difficult species to see, visiting its underground nests at night and spending the rest of the time at sea. Leach's Petrel has a more restricted ...

With its striking black, white and red plumage, the Great Spotted Woodpecker's characteristic drumming display can be heard in woodlands across all but the most northerly regions of Britain. The ...

The two tone corvid, the Hooded Crow or 'hoodie' was classified by the British Ornithologists' Union as a distinct species in 2002.The Hooded Crow is found in the north and north-west of the UK, where ...

The Yellow Wagtail is a summer visitor, breeding primarily in southern and eastern Britain.This is a strongly migratory species, wintering in trans-Saharan Africa and returning from early April to ...

This smart, small wader can be found around most of our coast, though is less commonly encountered in the south-west of England and western Wales.Inland breeding also occurs, with pairs favouring ...

More streaked than spotted, this small grey-brown, long-winged flycatcher is a dashing bird of woodland, parks and gardens.The Spotted Flycatcher is amongst the last of our summer visitors to arrive, ...