Review of the Week: 2-8 December 2024 - BirdGuides
Dec 9, 2024 · The Ross's Goose wandered to the Cambeltown Peninsula near Peninver, Argyll, on 5-6th, before reappearing near Raith Reservoir, Ayrshire, on 8th. Snow Geese consisted of one in Ireland and two apiece in England and Scotland. A Red-breasted Goose accompanied Barnacle Geese in Cumbria; additional sightings included Black Brant in Essex and Grey-bellied Brant in Co Dublin, with Richardson's ...
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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 …
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
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.
UK birds continue 'alarming' decline, report shows - BirdGuides
Nov 19, 2024 · A new DEFRA report has revealed that the UK's birds continue to decline, with habitat loss, pesticide use, climate breakdown and bird flu all to blame. Data released by the government on 12 November shows that all bird species have faced population decline during the past five years. According to the report, the UK's bird species have declined in number by 2% in the five years since 2018 ...
RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2024 results published - BirdGuides
Apr 12, 2024 · The results from this year's RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch have been announced, with nearly 10 million birds reported by more than 600,000 participants. House Sparrow retains its position as most-recorded species for another year, ranked by average count per garden, followed by Blue Tit, Common Starling, Woodpigeon and Blackbird. A total of 80 species were logged in UK gardens during the annual ...
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:
Woodcock still declining in UK, survey reveals - BirdGuides
May 28, 2024 · The latest survey of the UK's resident Eurasian Woodcock population has shown that numbers are still declining overall, albeit at a slower rate than before.. The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) and the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) teamed up in 2023 for the latest Breeding Woodcock Survey to gather up-to-date evidence on the changes to population size and distribution of this ...
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