This column first appeared in the February 2025 edition of Birdwatch. To be the first to read the magazine each month, take ...

Sam Viles looks back at the top birds seen in Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic during the week of 19-26 May 2025. Western Sandpiper, Collared Flycatcher and a third Eastern Bonelli's ...

A suspected arson attack destroyed a bird hide at Godmanchester Nature Reserve in Cambridgeshire on the evening of 1 May 2025 ...

Streaked Shearwater has been documented in the North Atlantic for the first time, sparking suggestions that the species could ...

Butterfly Conservation has secured a new 10-year lease for Magdalen Hill Down, a key nature reserve near Winchester, ensuring ...

Field Guide to Mammals of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East (Third Edition) by Stephane Aulagnier, Patrick Haffner, A J Mitchell-Jones, Francois Moutou and Jan Zima (Bloomsbury, 2025). 320 ...

The oldest hide at the RSPB's famous Leighton Moss reserve has been rebuilt – and is now open to the public. Lower Hide at the reserve near Carnforth, Lancashire, has been reconstructed to offer ...

A series of Wild Boar sightings on Dartmoor, including a recent video and a reported dog attack, has prompted speculation ...

Having worked and birded on Tiree for 24 years I have come to expect the unexpected from on this bird-rich island, but just occasionally something turns up that completely blindsides me. Spring 2025 ...