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Redstart by Christopher Teague
14+ hour, 29+ min ago (16+ words) Rare Bird Alert Rare Bird Alert, Reliable Bird News Services Since 1991...
Woodchat Shrike by Joshua Barrett
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Whiskered Tern by Dave Rimes
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The @Rare Bird Alert UK birding round-up 15 - 21 May
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (1834+ words) Seemingly now well settled into being a fixture in the area, the Black-winged Kite remained on offer for another week in the Hempstead Marshes area of Norfolk on 15th-21st. Until we're receiving multiple records in any given year the novelty of…...
Green-winged Macaws breed again in Brazil's Atlantic Forest after nearly 200 years
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (489+ words) The Green-winged Macaw Ara chloropterus has bred once again in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, according to a report highlighted by Ornithomedia, marking what is believed to be the species' first confirmed nesting in the biome since the nineteenth century. The breeding…...
Public vote launched to find Britain's favourite butterfly for the first time
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (479+ words) Butterfly Conservation has launched what it says is the first-ever public vote to find Britain's favourite butterfly, inviting people across the UK to choose the species they most admire. The conservation charity hopes the campaign will encourage greater interest in…...
White-backed Vultures tracked moving between Africa and Spain
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (524+ words) White-backed Vultures Gyps africanus fitted with satellite transmitters in Morocco have travelled across the Strait of Gibraltar into Spain, in what conservationists say is an important discovery for understanding the movements of the Critically Endangered species. The birds were tagged…...
Raptor scientist targeted with online abuse after webinar announcement
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (552+ words) Raptor Persecution UK founder Dr Ruth Tingay has highlighted the online abuse she received after Friends of the Dales promoted her forthcoming webinar on illegal bird of prey persecution. The free online event, organised as part of the charity's Eyes…...
Undescribed rail seen again on Great Nicobar Island
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (552+ words) A mysterious rail observed again in 2025 on Great Nicobar Island in the eastern Indian Ocean may prove to be an entirely new species, according to reports highlighted by Ornithomedia. The elusive bird has been recorded only rarely over the years…...
Study uses microphones to eavesdrop on the secret lives of birds, #ornithology news via @Rare Bird Alert UK
1+ week, 4+ day ago (571+ words) The team used Bird Net, a machine learning tool, to identify birds in the recordings and verified recordings of American goshawks to understand how birds respond when a goshawk calls. According to the study, birds called and sang less after…...