Since our last update a week ago, Arthur continued to move south through Morocco into Western Sahara. He then flew through southern Mauritania and western Mali, before arriving in eastern Senegal just ...

A key step in understanding the possible impacts of a proposed windfarm development is to identify potential interactions between seabird breeding colonies and the proposed development areas. Such ...

Separating Parrot Crossbill from Common and Scottish Crossbills is challenging. The Parrot Crossbill is bulkier and has a subtly different call. Most interactions between Parrot Crossbill and ...

This report provides an assessment of the 2025 breeding season in terms of population sizes and breeding success, comparing this year’s results to the averages recorded over the previous five seasons.

Contrary to popular opinion, Nightingale is not the only bird that sings at night. In fact, due to its recent decline, you are more likely to hear other birds singing after dark.

The Red Kite was persecuted to the point of extinction in Britain, just about hanging on in Wales, but a late 20th century reintroduction programme has transformed the fortunes of this species. With ...

This identification video looks at Whinchat, Stonechat and Wheatear. These three birds are not too difficult to separate in breeding male plumage, but females and juveniles can be a lot harder to ...

The Reed Warbler is a bird of reedbeds, where its rhythmic song can be heard from April to September. A recent colonist to southern Scotland, the Reed Warbler is largely confined to reedbeds and ...

The plumage of a bird is important, providing both insulation and flight, and individual birds spend a significant amount of time looking after their feathers. Moult is just one important component of ...

The Nest Record Scheme gathers vital information on the breeding success of Britain's birds by following the progress of individual nests. Nest Record Scheme volunteers can view and enter data using ...

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 ...

Cheeping flocks of House Sparrow once tumbled from untidy nests and wallowed in urban dust baths. Now the species is in decline and has been on the UK Red List since 2002. Colonial nesters, the male ...