A pair of Hoopoes succeeded in raising three young from a nest in farmland in Leicestershire and Rutland. This distinctive species from southern Europe, its plumage a combination of salmon-pink and ...

In last week’s blog I suggested this week could see more birds crossing the North Sea to Britain and, while the conditions haven't been quite right for really big falls of migrants, it has been nice ...

A busy time for bird migration in October 2025. Winter visitors that arrive from Iceland and Greenland have also been on the move in the last week. Whooper Swans have been observed arriving in good ...

After an autumn that has been dominated by quite strong westerly winds, we finally saw a change in the weather recently with a few days of easterly winds. This brought a nice mix of migrants to the ...

After a very hot and dry summer it’s fair to say the weather has changed in the past week, with much more unsettled conditions and some much-needed rain as westerly winds from the Atlantic dominate.

Climate change presents a major threat to populations of seabirds such as the Kittiwake, a Red-listed species of conservation concern. However, one mitigation approach to climate change – exploiting ...

Mid August may feel like summer to many people, especially as I write this in the midst of the latest heatwave, but in birding terms autumn is already well underway. The first waves of autumn wader ...

Take part in our survey of Nightjars, Woodlarks, Dartford Warblers and a number of other important heathland species in 2025. Heathland Birds Survey volunteers can view and enter data in the online ...

Waterbirds in the UK presents the summarised results of the annual WeBS report, and full data available via the WeBS Report Online. It provides a single, comprehensive source of information on the ...

The Lesser Black-backed Gull, with its dark grey back and yellow legs, is as much at home in our towns and cities as it is along our wilder coast. During the summer months the Lesser Black-backed Gull ...

This introduced species is now widespread across England and Wales, but has a somewhat patchy distribution in Scotland and is localised in Ireland. Native to North America, the Canada Goose was first ...

Improve your bird identification skills and how to tell the difference between confusions species by watching our wide range of bird ID videos. We offer a wide range of training courses to help ...