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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.



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 remaining island subspecies have been declared full species.

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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.

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Great Shearwater (off the Bishop Rock, Scilly, 8 August 2009). Photo by Ashley Fisher.

List of shearwaters with references v1.4

A full list of shearwater species, complete with references.

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Forum

RE: Black-headed Gull (Juvenile) ??

I've asked the gull afficionados here, and that one is an immature - you can tell by the black tips to the tail.I've learnt some interesting gull ID tips myself!

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RE: Black-headed Gull (Juvenile) ??

Hi Rebecca This is a bird from the same flock but not ringed. Does that help the confirmation? Carole

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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.

Calder Wetlands, Wakefield 3rd Feb Sony A200 and Sigma 500mm lens

Posted by ron on 03 Feb 2012

Calder Wetlands, Wakefield 3rd Feb Sony A200 and Sigma 500mm lens

Posted by ron on 03 Feb 2012

Calder Wetlands, Wakefield 3rd Feb Sony A200 and Sigma 500mm lens

Posted by ron on 03 Feb 2012

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Catch the pigeon fancier

Posted: 03 Feb 2012
RSPB investigators have joined four police forces in raiding pigeon fanciers suspected of crimes against Peregrine Falcons.

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Britain's birds need runners

Posted: 01 Feb 2012
The BTO has reserved a number of places in this year’s Brighton marathon to raise funds for research into our declining summer visitors.

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Land of the rising Sunfish

Posted: 31 Jan 2012
New observations of Sunfish behaviour have revealed an intriguing symbiotic relationship with Laysan Albatross.

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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

The Manor House Hotel DorsetClosing Date: 29 Feb 2012

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


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Rare Bird Alert News Map

NewsMap Lite

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.