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 ...

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

The rescue of Texel's famous Spectacled Eider prompted celebration, soul-searching and some very strange criticism, writes our columnist.

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

Remarkably, the old record was held by the same individual Avocet. As reported by BirdGuides in 2023, it had been seen at ...

Global Birdfair’s role in conservation, Amur Falcon ID, a local patch big year, Eurasian Dotterel, the Calf of Man Bird Observatory, and a lifetime of Shetland birding all feature in this month's ...

Always a species to get the pulse racing, Caspian Tern has been seen with greater frequency in Britain in recent years. But what is driving this rise in records? Josh Jones takes a closer look.

A chance discovery in Surrey has led to a new technique for monitoring Black Hairstreak, one of Britain's rarest butterflies, after an amateur naturalist found its caterpillars glow brightly under ...

RSPB What’s that Bird? The Simplest ID Guide by Rob Hume (Dorling Kindersley, 2026). 128 pages, many colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780241719169. Pbk, £9.99. Buy now.

Find out where and when this bird was seen. Subscribers can access more detailed information, including site specifics, a map and finder's comments. If you have a photo of this bird and would like it ...

A new livestream from a European Honey Buzzard nest in Sussex is offering unprecedented views of one of Britain's most elusive breeding birds of prey.

Conservationists are urging beach users to respect exclusion zones after Little Tern numbers at one of the UK's most important colonies fell by 50% amid rising levels of disturbance from dogs.