A July spell for the history books produced Britain's second Long-tailed Shrike and Suffolk's first-ever Hudsonian Godwit, while there was late news of a Little Swift in Highland.

A stunning Grasshopper Warbler portrait by Scott Duckworth is this week's top shot.

Britain's second-ever Long-tailed Shrike was found in Fife yesterday [Sunday 5 July] and is expected to spark a massive twitch this week. The bird was discovered by Ian Redfield, a visiting US birder, ...

A chance find of online video footage has led to the first confirmed records of Sand Cat in Libya, extending the known range of one of the world's more elusive felines.

Important inland breeding colonies of Sooty Falcon have been found in north-west Saudi Arabia, representing almost 2% of the world population.

Accessible via public rights-of-way from various points, particularly from Sutton Courtenay village green via Churchmere Road (western end) and signal box and level crossing south of Appleford ...

Brazilian Federal Police have seized electronic devices from controversial bird expert Tony Silva as part of an investigation into alleged international wildlife trafficking linked to India's Vantara ...

The elusive and little-known Cozumel Fox, a dwarf canid found only on a small Mexican island, has been photographed for the first time, confirming the continued survival of a population that had not ...

A 15-year study has revealed that Common Swifts show remarkable fidelity to their nesting sites, with almost all birds returning to the same breeding location each year – reinforcing calls to protect ...

Peter Roberts. 412 pages, more than 180 colour photos. ISBN: 9781036971854. Hbk, £25. Available at crex-press.sumupstore.com. The Birds of Islay an ...

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North Walian birders enjoyed more excitement with a fly-over Fork-tailed Swift, the Western Reef Heron relocated to ...