New research reveals that low-traffic roads in Iceland reduce breeding bird abundance by up to 20% within 200 m of the road edge, with Whimbrel, Golden Plover, Dunlin and Meadow Pipit being the ...

The BirdGuides and Birdwatch team would like to extend our thanks to all of you for your support throughout the year. Your contributions, be it via sightings, articles, photos or comments, are as ...

A Bearded Vulture rescued in the French Alps in October has proved to be the oldest of its species ever recorded in the wild.

Sam Viles reports on the best birds seen in Britain, Ireland and Europe during 15-21 December 2025 in the BirdGuides Review of the Week. A mega lark on the Channel coast of France came as a shock, ...

This week saw Gadwall come to the fore, and Nigel produced two particularly outstanding shots, both of which could easily have won Photo of the Week (the other image shows a wing-stretching drake).

A Somerset caravan park owner has been ordered to pay £116,263 after being convicted of disturbing a Site of Special Scientific Interest. John Holland pleaded guilty to two offences under the Wildlife ...

Uganda's Echuya Forest has been upgraded to national park status, improving protection for the rare African Golden Cat and safeguarding vital montane forest habitat.

A Science Advances study shows protected areas cover only a small fraction of global carnivore ranges. Authors call for targeted protection, improved connectivity and action beyond parks to secure ...

Police have launched wildlife-crime investigations after multiple White-tailed Eagles were found missing, including those originating from reintroduced stock, raising concerns about potential ...

The history of Hilbre Island Bird Observatory, American Wigeon ID, the status of Snow Goose in the UK, Gyr Falcon's decline, the lesser-known Elizabeth Gould and waterbird monitoring all feature in ...

A Kittiwake ringed as a chick in Scotland in June 2023 was recently recovered off the west coast of Greenland in surprising circumstances.

Research published in Biology Letters shows male Golden and Lady Amherst's Pheasants suffer a 30-40° loss in visual range due to their ornamental feathers, reducing predator detection and increasing ...