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Welcome to www.birdwatch.co.uk, the website of Birdwatch, the UK's only monthly magazine for keen birders. You'll find rare bird news and sightings, binocular and telescope reviews, birdwatching books and competitions, as well as features on identification, improving your birding and conservation. Register to create your own birding blog or upload your bird photos and videos.

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Soft-plumaged Petrel (off the Falkland Islands, 11 February 2009). Photo by Michael O'Keeffe.

List of Pterodroma petrels with references v1.10

A full list of Pterodroma petrel species, complete with references.

This immature White-fronted Goose photographed on Midway Atoll, Hawaii, is probably one of the two smaller American subspecies, but assignment of wintering birds has obscured the species' true taxonomy. Photo: Forest and Kim Starr (commons.wikimedia.org).

The right White-fronts

A taxonomic revision of all the White-fronted Goose subspecies has resulted in a new form being named.

Madagascar Fody appears to not hybridise with other sympatric fody forms, apart from Forest Fody on its native Madagasacar. Photo: Drew Avery (commons.wikimedia.org).

Weavers' tangled web

Two species of a radiation of finch-like weavers on the Indian Ocean islands have been found to be still hybridising, while the remainng island subspecies have been declared full species.

River Warbler

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Photos & Videos

Show off your latest sightings in the Birdwatch.co.uk photo gallery, simply register for a free account and you can start uploading your photos straight away. Here are a few of the latest gallery additions.

taken Cardiff ,Taff trail

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Taff trail Cardiff January

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Latest News

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Wildlife friendly farmer award

Posted: 27 Jan 2012

The RSPB has launched its annual search to find the farmer that does the most to help threatened species on their land.

When gamekeepers go bad ...

Posted: 26 Jan 2012

A Peak District gamekeeper has had his costs increased to £17,000 after losing an appeal case in which he accused the RSPB of framing him.

The increasing range and numbers of Nuthatch are one of ornithology's few recent success stories, but just how far have they spread into Scotland? Photo: Nigel Blake (rspb-images.com).

Big Garden Birdwatch zooms in on Nuthatch

Posted: 26 Jan 2012

The RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch returns on 28-29 January, and the society is hoping that more will be revealed about the spread of Nuthatch.

Competition

With Birdwatch.co.uk you can easily enter competitions featured in Birdwatch magazine. Just click here to check out the latest prizes and enter online.

Manor House Hotel break

Closing Date: 29 Feb 2012

Win a three-night break for two at Studland Bay, Dorset, worth £692!

Rare Bird Alert News Map

In a collaboration between Rare Bird Alert and Birdwatch, visitors to Birdwatch.co.uk can see RBA's excellent NewsMap showing the locations of all scarce and rare birds reported each day in Britain and Ireland.

NewsMap Lite is a fantastic tool for birders, making it possible to see all of the day's records of rarities and scarce migrants, clearly marked on a Google map of Britain and Ireland. Where available, photos are displayed alongside information for each record.

You can access this information by clicking here on the map above.