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Weekly birding round-up: 21 - 28 Nov
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Jon Dunn looks back on the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic
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Jon Dunn looks back on the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic
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Weekly birding round-up: 21 - 28 Nov
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Jon Dunn looks back on the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...
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Jon Dunn looks back on the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic
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November 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Weekly birding round-up: 21 - 28 Nov
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Jon Dunn looks back on the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...
Jon Dunn looks back on the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic
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New Hawk-Cuckoo from Borneo Confirms Importance of Birdsong in Species Discovery www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/N...
New Hawk-Cuckoo from Borneo Confirms Importance of Birdsong in Species Discovery
Scientists describe <i>Hierococcyx tiganada</i> - a cloaked cuckoo hiding in plain sight - thanks to its unique three-syllabled song and subtle plumage differences
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November 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
New Hawk-Cuckoo from Borneo Confirms Importance of Birdsong in Species Discovery www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/N...
New Nature Reserve Secured at Worlingham Marshes After £775,000 Fundraising Success www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/N...
New Nature Reserve Secured at Worlingham Marshes After £775,000 Fundraising Success
Suffolk Wildlife Trust celebrates public support as 381-acre marshland becomes protected for future generations
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November 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
New Nature Reserve Secured at Worlingham Marshes After £775,000 Fundraising Success www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/N...
Why Some Eider Ducklings End Up in the Wrong Brood www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...
Why Some Eider Ducklings End Up in the Wrong Brood
Ten-year study shows how female condition, brain size and duckling quality drive brood mixing in Common Eiders
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November 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Why Some Eider Ducklings End Up in the Wrong Brood www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...
Scientists Confirm Rare Mourning Warbler × Yellowthroat Hybrid www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/S...
Scientists Confirm Rare Mourning Warbler × Yellowthroat Hybrid
A newly published study has confirmed the identity of an unusual hybrid warbler captured in New York – a cross between a Mourning Warbler and a Common Yellowthroat
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November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Scientists Confirm Rare Mourning Warbler × Yellowthroat Hybrid www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/S...
Man arrested after five Red Kites found poisoned in Essex www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/M...
Man arrested after five Red Kites found poisoned in Essex
Essex police have said a man has been arrested after five red kites were found dead in a field in Orsett.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Man arrested after five Red Kites found poisoned in Essex www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/M...
Record Bird Numbers Mark a Decade of Transformation at Wallasea Island www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/R...
Record Bird Numbers Mark a Decade of Transformation at Wallasea Island
Nearly 40,000 wintering birds now thrive on the RSPB’s restored Jubilee Marsh – a landscape built from London’s Elizabeth line excavations
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November 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Record Bird Numbers Mark a Decade of Transformation at Wallasea Island www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/R...
The UK Is Naming Roads After Birds It's Losing
New analysis from the RSPB reveals an ironic trend of new housing developments using names of some of the UK's most threatened birds.
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New analysis from the RSPB reveals an ironic trend of new housing developments using names of some of the UK's most threatened birds.
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The UK Is Naming Roads After Birds It's Losing
New analysis from the RSPB reveals an ironic trend of new housing developments using names of some of the UK's most threatened birds
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November 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The UK Is Naming Roads After Birds It's Losing
New analysis from the RSPB reveals an ironic trend of new housing developments using names of some of the UK's most threatened birds.
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New analysis from the RSPB reveals an ironic trend of new housing developments using names of some of the UK's most threatened birds.
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Weekly birding round-up: 14 - 20 Nov
Although a cold snap brought snow to many many parts of the UK Autumn wasn't quite done, as it produced an arrival of Hume's Warblers along the east coast.
Jon Dunn reports www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...
Although a cold snap brought snow to many many parts of the UK Autumn wasn't quite done, as it produced an arrival of Hume's Warblers along the east coast.
Jon Dunn reports www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...
November 21, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Weekly birding round-up: 14 - 20 Nov
Although a cold snap brought snow to many many parts of the UK Autumn wasn't quite done, as it produced an arrival of Hume's Warblers along the east coast.
Jon Dunn reports www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...
Although a cold snap brought snow to many many parts of the UK Autumn wasn't quite done, as it produced an arrival of Hume's Warblers along the east coast.
Jon Dunn reports www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...
Birds Begin to Recover After French Neonicotinoid Ban
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Birds Begin to Recover After French Neonicotinoid Ban
Study finds modest gains in bird numbers four years after the EU’s neonicotinoid ban - but full recovery may lie years ahead
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November 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Birds Begin to Recover After French Neonicotinoid Ban
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Wildflower Strips Prove a Winter Lifeline for Farmland Birds and Insects www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...
Wildflower Strips Prove a Winter Lifeline for Farmland Birds and Insects
New Czech research shows that wildflower margins continue to support biodiversity through the cold months – even without special mowing regimes
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November 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Wildflower Strips Prove a Winter Lifeline for Farmland Birds and Insects www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...
Solar Meadows Offer New Life for Grassland Birds www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/S...
Solar Meadows Offer New Life for Grassland Birds
Restored vegetation beneath solar panels creates rich and stable avian communities across the US Midwest
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November 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Solar Meadows Offer New Life for Grassland Birds www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/S...
Thrushes Sing Just as Strongly at Dusk as at Dawn www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/T...
Thrushes Sing Just as Strongly at Dusk as at Dawn
New research shows Hermit Thrush and Swainson’s Thrush are equally detectable at both ends of the day, offering greater flexibility for survey work
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November 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Thrushes Sing Just as Strongly at Dusk as at Dawn www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/T...
Dark and Light Black-capped Petrels Breed in Different Places and Months www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/D...
Dark and Light Black-capped Petrels Breed in Different Places and Months
Satellite tracking reveals that dark and light forms breed in different mountains and on different schedules
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November 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Dark and Light Black-capped Petrels Breed in Different Places and Months www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/D...
Half of Pacific Flyway Shorebirds Are Declining www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/H...
Half of Pacific Flyway Shorebirds Are Declining
First coordinated assessment from Canada to Peru reveals widespread losses among key nonbreeding species and flags urgent conservation priorities
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November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Half of Pacific Flyway Shorebirds Are Declining www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/H...
Reed Warblers Signal Danger Levels Through Subtle Shifts in Their Alarm Calls www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/R...
Reed Warblers Signal Danger Levels Through Subtle Shifts in Their Alarm Calls
New research shows Oriental Reed Warblers encode urgency using changes in pitch and duration, prompting stronger responses from nearby birds
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November 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Reed Warblers Signal Danger Levels Through Subtle Shifts in Their Alarm Calls www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/R...
Is the Government Hiding Where Raptors Are Being Poisoned? www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/I...
Is the Government Hiding Where Raptors Are Being Poisoned?
Freedom of Information data reveal dozens of illegally poisoned birds of prey in key valleys between 2015-2023 and a lack of updated official mapping
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November 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Weekly birding round-up: 7 - 13 Nov
The autumn's second Siberian Rubythroat, a Pine Bunting in Dorset and a Pallid Swift influx, Jon Dunn reports
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The autumn's second Siberian Rubythroat, a Pine Bunting in Dorset and a Pallid Swift influx, Jon Dunn reports
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November 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Weekly birding round-up: 7 - 13 Nov
The autumn's second Siberian Rubythroat, a Pine Bunting in Dorset and a Pallid Swift influx, Jon Dunn reports
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The autumn's second Siberian Rubythroat, a Pine Bunting in Dorset and a Pallid Swift influx, Jon Dunn reports
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Experienced rarity-finder joins the British Birds Rarities Committee www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/E...
Experienced rarity-finder joins the British Birds Rarities Committee
The national adjucation panel strengthens its team with Richard Patient, known for finding and documenting some standout rarities
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November 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Experienced rarity-finder joins the British Birds Rarities Committee www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/E...
Decline Slowing, Hope Rising - New 10-Year Plan Charts Spoon-billed Sandpiper Recovery Path www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/D...
Decline Slowing, Hope Rising - New 10-Year Plan Charts Spoon-billed Sandpiper Recovery Path
A sharp slowdown in annual losses boosts hopes as conservation partners agree a global recovery strategy
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November 14, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Decline Slowing, Hope Rising - New 10-Year Plan Charts Spoon-billed Sandpiper Recovery Path www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/D...
New Global Analysis Reveals Why Some Birds Enter Trade and Others Don't www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/N...
New Global Analysis Reveals Why Some Birds Enter Trade and Others Don't
Analysis of more than 9,000 species shows that the birds humans find most visually appealing are also the most likely to appear in domestic and international markets
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November 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
New Global Analysis Reveals Why Some Birds Enter Trade and Others Don't www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/N...
Huge fall in Gyr Falcon population in Iceland www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/H...
Huge fall in Gyr Falcon population in Iceland
Gyr Falcons feeding on infected carcasses are dying in growing numbers, according to researchers monitoring breeding territories across the island
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November 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Huge fall in Gyr Falcon population in Iceland www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/H...
Migrants Losing Fuel for the Journey South www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/M...
Migrants Losing Fuel for the Journey South
New BTO and Durham University research reveals that long-distance migrants like Swallows and Willow Warblers are struggling to build vital fuel reserves before their epic journeys to Africa
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November 13, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Migrants Losing Fuel for the Journey South www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/M...
How Living on Islands Changes Bird Shape Around the World
Global study shows that island birds have rounder wings and longer legs, reflecting a shift toward terrestrial lifestyles in the absence of predators and rivals. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/R...
Global study shows that island birds have rounder wings and longer legs, reflecting a shift toward terrestrial lifestyles in the absence of predators and rivals. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/R...
How Living on Islands Changes Bird Shape Around the World
Global study shows that island birds have rounder wings and longer legs, reflecting a shift toward terrestrial lifestyles in the absence of predators and rivals
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November 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
How Living on Islands Changes Bird Shape Around the World
Global study shows that island birds have rounder wings and longer legs, reflecting a shift toward terrestrial lifestyles in the absence of predators and rivals. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/R...
Global study shows that island birds have rounder wings and longer legs, reflecting a shift toward terrestrial lifestyles in the absence of predators and rivals. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/R...
Camera Traps Reveal Causes of Nest Failure in Ghana's Hooded Vultures
New research uncovers unexpected causes of egg and chick loss in one of Africa's most threatened birds.
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New research uncovers unexpected causes of egg and chick loss in one of Africa's most threatened birds.
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Camera Traps Reveal Causes of Nest Failure in Ghana’s Hooded Vultures
New research uncovers unexpected causes of egg and chick loss in one of Africa’s most threatened birds
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November 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Camera Traps Reveal Causes of Nest Failure in Ghana's Hooded Vultures
New research uncovers unexpected causes of egg and chick loss in one of Africa's most threatened birds.
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New research uncovers unexpected causes of egg and chick loss in one of Africa's most threatened birds.
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