Photo of the Week: 25 November-1 December 2024 - BirdGuides
Dec 2, 2024 · Great Egret by Jeremy McClements . While we see plenty of predator-prey interactions in photos posted in the BirdGuides gallery, few are as well caught as this pristine image of a Great Egret with European Perch prey. Taken in Hampshire by Jeremy McClements, this shot shows a phenomenal level of detail, including the perch's striped body pattern, reddish fins and spiny dorsal fin, as well as ...
BirdMap - BirdGuides
BirdMap. Welcome to the BirdMap. Here, you can click on pins to show report details. If there are multiple sightings at the same location, click the pin and it will split and show all sighting pins in that location.
England experiences Hawfinch influx - BirdGuides
Oct 29, 2024 · England is experiencing an influx of Hawfinch, with a large volume of sightings of the species occurring during the second half of October. In a not dissimilar fashion to the historic Hawfinch influx of 2017-18, birds have been recorded at a vast number of sites – approaching 200 – during the last couple of weeks. Typically for the …
British list set for major taxonomic shake-up - BirdGuides
Oct 18, 2024 · Ornithologists are working to merge the three most widely used global avian checklists into a unified list of the world's bird species. The Working Group on Avian Checklists (WGAC) is leading efforts to produce and maintain a single, authoritative global checklist of bird species that will unify the three main global taxonomies, currently produced by …
Bird news, sightings and reports - BirdGuides
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Redpolls to become one species - BirdGuides
Jul 22, 2024 · In a major taxonomic shake-up, redpolls are to be lumped into a single species. Presently, three species are recognised: Lesser Redpoll, Common Redpoll and Arctic Redpoll.All three occur in Britain and the wider Western Palearctic and are outlined below:
British woodpecker photo ID guide - BirdGuides
May 10, 2019 · Compared with continental Europe, Britain is relatively poor for woodpeckers. Of the three species that breed here, two – Great Spotted and Green – are relatively common and widespread. Lesser Spotted, however, is among Britain's fastest-declining species.A fourth species, Wryneck, once bred sporadically in southern England, but is now recorded here only as a scarce passage migrant.
The Birdwatcher's Yearbook 2025 - BirdGuides
This up to date edition contains the latest checklists for British birds, dragonflies and butterflies, as well as: • Fully updated guide to around 380 UK bird/nature reserves
Getting back to birding - BirdGuides
Dec 1, 2024 · After suffering an unexpected stroke, Julian Bhalerao's story of recovery and the joys and frustrations of getting back out in the field with binoculars and camera is an inspiration to all.
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African Woolly-necked Stork Kruger National Park, South Africa Taken on 21/02/2020, added 13/02/2024. Taken by Frank Golding