The taxonomy and identification of the Band-rumped Storm-petrel Hydrobates castro/monteiroi/jabejabe complex is very, well, complex, as are their previous occurrences in Britain.

The BOURC has confirmed that a Booted Eagle first seen in Ireland in early 1999, and subsequently recorded across several English counties and Orkney in 1999–2000, will now be recognised as part of th...

Streaked Shearwater has been documented in the North Atlantic for the first time, sparking suggestions that the species could appear in British waters in the future. The bird was seen from the Cape May to Lewes ferry in New Jersey waters off the US east coast on 11 May. On the back of recent records...