How Living on Islands Changes Bird Shape Around the World Global study shows that island birds have rounder wings and longer legs, reflecting a shift toward terrestrial lifestyles in the absence of predators and rivals. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/R...

Camera Traps Reveal Causes of Nest Failure in Ghana's Hooded Vultures New research uncovers unexpected causes of egg and chick loss in one of Africa's most threatened birds. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/C...

Same Species, Different Rules: How Introduced Birds Adapt to New Worlds New research shows that House Sparrows and Starlings behave differently in North America than in Europe, even though their overall ecological niches remain the same www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/S...

Winter Feeding Boosted Finland's White-tailed Eagles - But Only Slightly New research confirms that decades of supplementary feeding helped more young eagles survive to adulthood, aiding the species' remarkable recovery. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...

Worcester Cathedral Peregrine Chicks Confirmed Poisoned Post-mortems reveal all three chicks from the cathedral's famous peregrine nest died after ingesting poison - though how it happened remains a mystery. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...

Rare Salvin's Albatross Rescued After Ingesting Four Fishing Hooks Incident highlights global by-catch risks for vulnerable seabirds and the vital role of fisher-reporting and mitigation tools www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/S...

Rise in Bird Flu Cases Prompts Warnings for UK's Wild Birds BTO urges public to report dead and sick birds as winter migration brings heightened risk of avian influenza. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/R...

Hoopoe and Temminck's Stint Breed in the UK for the First Time in Decades www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/H...

Good morning, and hello November! There's just one month left on our early bird deal for 2026 holidays, offering £150 off the list price of any week-long tour if booked before 1 Dec 2025. Bee orchids, birds, butterflies (or bears!), we've lots of choice! mariposanature.com/calendar #nature

Weekly birding round-up: 24 - 30 Oct Jon Dunn brings you his weekly birding roundup looking back at the best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...

Lapwing eggs only rarely taken by badgers, new data shows Badgers are often blamed when wader nests fail on British farmland, but new evidence suggests their role may be far smaller than assumed and is largely driven by prolonged cold weather. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/B...

Honey Buzzards Take Years to Find Home Again - and Even Longer to Breed New GPS tracking study reveals that young European Honey Buzzards may wander for half a decade before returning to breed near their natal forests. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/H...

Reed Warblers Use the Setting Sun as Their Migratory Clock New experiments show that altering daylength delays migratory restlessness and changes fuelling behaviour in young birds heading for Africa www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/R...

Snow Buntings Keep to a 24-Hour Rhythm – Even Beneath the Midnight Sun www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/S...

Europe's Insect-Eating Birds Reveal a Hidden Crisis in the Food Chain www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/E...

How one headline on White-tailed Eagle predation turned into an inevitable call to “shoot eagles” www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...

RBA Weekly Birding Roundup 17-23 Oct Another big week, where belated news from Shetland, of a first for the Western Palearctic, topped the bill Jon Dunn brings you his weekly take on the best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the WP Read it here www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...

Over 100 moth species have become established in Britain since 1900 - and the trend continues upward, say scientists from Butterfly Conservation. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/N...

Global Birdfair Funds New Effort to Protect the Antipodean Albatross, well done @GlobalBirdfair @Rutlandbirds @BirdLife_News www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/G...

Berwick Bank could kill more birds than any other individual wind farm on the planet, according to the RSPB and conservation partners www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/N...

Finders-in-the-Field: Eyebrowed Thrush, Isles of Scilly Neil Davies recounts a once-in-a-lifetime moment for his birding crew on St Mary’s www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/F...

Tropical Birds Show Repeated, Irreversible Evolution of Ant-Following www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/T...

Cats Kill an Estimated 60 Million Birds in Canada Each Year www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/C...

Desert Birds Thrive Near Orchards but Struggle Near People www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/D...

Puffins Change Parenting Roles During Heatwaves www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/P...

When Cities Bleach the Birds In the parks and streets of Paris, Great and Blue Tits are quietly evolving in order to survive the pressures of urban life #ornithology #birds #birding www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...

Drought in the Tropics Alters American Redstart Migration #birds #birding #ornithology www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/D...

North West Bird Watching Festival Takes Flight This Weekend Thousands of Pink-footed Geese, expert talks and family-friendly events await as Martin Mere’s flagship autumn festival opens tomorrow @wwtworldwide.bsky.social www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/N...

Global Bird Declines Deepen in New IUCN Assessment More than 60% of the world's bird species are now in decline, with habitat loss and climate change driving an accelerating crisis. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...

Government U-Turn on Swift Brick Support Sparks Outcry www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/G...

Scientists Record Bat Killing Robin in Flight New study confirms that Greater Noctule Bats intercept and eat migrating songbirds in mid-flight. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/S...

Spotted Flycatchers Begin to Abandon Africa for Mediterranean Winters #ornithology www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/S...

RBA Weekly Birding Roundup 10-16 Oct Lingering Megas were combined with new birds from the east @dunnjons.bsky.social Dunn brings you his weekly takes on the best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic Read it here www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/w...

Mourning Dove Isles of Scilly (📷 Mark Dowie) MD: "why does nobody around here look like me?" CD: "my ancestors asked the same question about 70 years ago, look at us now"

Slender-billed Curlew Declared Extinct IUCN confirms the loss of a once-widespread Western Palearctic wader after three decades without a verified record www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/S...

The Formula Behind Birding Itineraries www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/T...

Bonelli's Eagles' Movements Shaped by Their Birthplace #ornithology #birds www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/B...

Climate Change Delays Spring Arrivals at Spurn #ornithology #birds #birding #spurn @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/C...

Little Bunting — St Agnes (Isles of Scilly) — 14 Oct 2025 📷 © Ted Smith #LittleBunting #StAgnes #IslesofScilly #birding #UKbirds Get a 30-day free trial of our birdnews app here rarebirdalert.co.uk/RealData/bir...

Rose-coloured Starling — St Mary’s (Isles of Scilly) — 13 Oct 2025 📷 © Richard Stonier #RosecolouredStarling #StMarys #IslesofScilly #birding #UKbirds #RBA Get a 30-day free trial of our birdnews app here rarebirdalert.co.uk/RealData/bir...

Harlequin Duck — Bloody Foreland (County Donegal) — 11 Oct 2025 📷 © Victor Caschera #HarlequinDuck #BloodyForeland #CountyDonegal #birding Get a 30-day free trial of our birdnews app here rarebirdalert.co.uk/RealData/bir...

Conservation Pays Off for England's Smallest Seabird RSPB projects and local volunteers deliver the strongest breeding results for Little Terns in over half a century. @Natures_Voice #seabirds www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/C...

Weekly Birding Roundup 3-9 Oct @dunnjons.bsky.social brings you his weekly birding roundup looking back on quite a stellar week around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. Read it here www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...

Finders-in-the-Field: Harlequin Ducks in Co.Donegal, an Irish first @robertvaughani.bsky.social and two friends headed to Tory Island for an autumn bird-finding trip and end up landing on a fall of Red-eyed Vireos and Ireland's first and second Harlequin Ducks www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/F...

Dormice don't 'happen' upon bird nests - they go looking www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/D...

Babblers, by the numbers: colour metrics tidy up a muddled subspecies map www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/B...

Why bowerbirds build bowers: controlling the show, not just decorating the stage www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...

New Light on an Old Traveller Great Reed Warblers breeding in Kazakhstan follow a unique, curved migration route to East Africa – and make a remarkable two-step journey home each spring www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/N...

Why Aren’t We Using Bird-Safe Glass? www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/I...

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