Britain's first modern-day White-faced Storm Petrel was an exceptional find in the South-West Approaches, Dursey Island's sterling run continued with a Western Black-eared Wheatear and an Upland Sandpiper was in Scilly. Sam Viles rounds up the action in the BirdGuides Review of the Week for 21-27 Se...

Ed, Ian and Josh are joined by Lucy McRobert to chat about five key aspects that make the Isles of Scilly a premier birdwatching destination.

Young Bewick's Swans that lose their parents during winter migrate almost a month later and have markedly lower survival, according to GPS tracking and genetic analysis.

An apparent Grey Heron × Great Egret hybrid was discovered in Aberdeenshire in September 2026. This appears to be the first-ever British record of what is an extremely rare hybrid pairing worldwide.

The Norfolk rewilding site has achieved an extraordinary 'full house' of England's breeding birds of prey and owls this year.

The most-photographed rarity of the week – the Semipalmated Sandpiper in Hampshire – features in BirdGuides Photo of the Week for 21-27 September 2026.

GPS tracking has provided an unprecedented glimpse of the migration routes of Booted and Steppe Eagles along the poorly understood East Asia-East Africa Flyway.

NatureScot has defended its decision to reject this year's Northern Gannet hunt licence after an Freedom of Information request revealed differing views within the agency over scientific advice.

A significant movement of Northern Nutcracker is taking place in Scandinavia this autumn.

The Committee Against Bird Slaughter estimates that hundreds of birds were being caught every day.

Cold-adapted birds declined in smaller protected areas in northern Finland but remained more stable in larger reserves, according to a new study.

Britain's first modern-day White-faced Storm Petrel was an exceptional find in the South-West Approaches, Dursey Island's sterling run continued with a Western Black-eared Wheatear and an Upland Sandpiper was in Scilly. Sam Viles rounds up the action in the BirdGuides Review of the Week for 21-27 Se...

The most-photographed rarity of the week – the Semipalmated Sandpiper in Hampshire – features in BirdGuides Photo of the Week for 21-27 September 2026.

The Norfolk rewilding site has achieved an extraordinary 'full house' of England's breeding birds of prey and owls this year.

An image of a Northern Gannet has taken the grand prize in the Bird Photographer of the Year 2026 competition.

More than 100 Eurasian Stone-curlews have fledged at Winterbourne Downs RSPB since a former arable and sheep farm was transformed to create a landscape-scale safe haven for the species.

GPS tracking has provided an unprecedented glimpse of the migration routes of Booted and Steppe Eagles along the poorly understood East Asia-East Africa Flyway.

The Committee Against Bird Slaughter estimates that hundreds of birds were being caught every day.

A record-breaking 13 Hen Harrier chicks fledged at Geltsdale RSPB in Cumbria during summer 2026.

The South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project is celebrating further good news this summer.

While working on a new book project with The Sound Approach, Lucy McRobert was reminded of how overlooked female birds are in favour of males.

Cold-adapted birds declined in smaller protected areas in northern Finland but remained more stable in larger reserves, according to a new study.

An image of a Northern Gannet has taken the grand prize in the Bird Photographer of the Year 2026 competition.

A new $150,000 grant will support conservation work for three Critically Endangered species found only on São Tomé and Príncipe.

Wildlife rescuers say groups of youths are targeting roosting Ring-necked Parakeets at Priory Gardens in Orpington, with five birds found dead.

Twitchers visiting the famous Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire-Oxfordshire border during summer 2026 have donated generously, raising £12,000 for local projects and organisations.

GPS tracking has provided an unprecedented glimpse of the migration routes of Booted and Steppe Eagles along the poorly understood East Asia-East Africa Flyway.

A record-breaking 13 Hen Harrier chicks fledged at Geltsdale RSPB in Cumbria during summer 2026.

The team reminisces about a thrilling October for eastern vagrants which occurred 10 years ago.

One of Ireland's fastest-declining breeding birds is defying the odds at BirdWatch Ireland's Annagh Marsh reserve.

The South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project is celebrating further good news this summer.

While working on a new book project with The Sound Approach, Lucy McRobert was reminded of how overlooked female birds are in favour of males.

A new $150,000 grant will support conservation work for three Critically Endangered species found only on São Tomé and Príncipe.

More than 100 Eurasian Stone-curlews have fledged at Winterbourne Downs RSPB since a former arable and sheep farm was transformed to create a landscape-scale safe haven for the species.

Joe Downing's close-up of a Leach's Storm Petrel wins BirdGuides Photo of the Week for 14-20 September 2026.

Twitchers visiting the famous Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire-Oxfordshire border during summer 2026 have donated generously, raising £12,000 for local projects and organisations.

GPS tracking has provided an unprecedented glimpse of the migration routes of Booted and Steppe Eagles along the poorly understood East Asia-East Africa Flyway.

The team reminisces about a thrilling October for eastern vagrants which occurred 10 years ago.