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Weekly Birding Roundup 6-12 Feb
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Our weekly look back at the best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic.
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Our weekly look back at the best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic.
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Weekly Birding Roundup 6-12 Feb
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Our weekly look back at the best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic.
Read it here rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...
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Our weekly look back at the best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic.
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February 13, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Weekly Birding Roundup 6-12 Feb
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Our weekly look back at the best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic.
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Our weekly look back at the best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic.
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New project launched to prevent Grenada Dove extinction www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/N...
New project launched to prevent Grenada Dove extinction
University of Chester scientists working with conservation partners to secure the future of one of the world’s rarest birds
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February 13, 2026 at 4:21 PM
New project launched to prevent Grenada Dove extinction www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/N...
Beaver comeback accelerates with 100 releases scheduled for 2026 www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/B...
Beaver comeback accelerates with 100 releases scheduled for 2026
Natural History Museum highlights growing momentum behind Beaver restoration, with further releases expected under new government approach
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February 13, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Beaver comeback accelerates with 100 releases scheduled for 2026 www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/B...
Walrus found in East Scotland in January www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...
Walrus seen in East Scotland in January
BDMLR reveals Arctic visitor was present earlier in the year, with details released after initial monitoring
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February 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Walrus found in East Scotland in January www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...
Alpine Choughs caught eating droppings in winter-only survival strategy www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/A...
Alpine Choughs caught eating droppings in winter-only survival strategy
New study finds high-mountain corvids regularly consume their own and other birds’ droppings during winter food shortages
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February 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Alpine Choughs caught eating droppings in winter-only survival strategy www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/A...
Golden Eagle found shot in Scottish Borders www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/G...
Golden Eagle found shot in Scottish Borders
Police appeal for information after injured eagle discovered in the Borders, while Golden Eagle Project shares recovery progress of rehabilitated bird
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February 13, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Golden Eagle found shot in Scottish Borders www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/G...
Dunlin breeding success recorded in Cumbrian uplands www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/D...
Dunlin breeding success recorded in Cumbrian uplands
First coordinated survey across the Cumbrian North Pennines records breeding birds at multiple sites, offering fresh evidence for upland recovery work
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February 13, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Dunlin breeding success recorded in Cumbrian uplands www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/D...
50% rise in lekking Capercaillie at Abernethy over five years www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/5...
50% rise in lekking Capercaillie at Abernethy over five years
RSPB records 30 lekking male Capercaillie at Abernethy in 2025 - a 50% increase since 2020 - as new habitat techniques are trialled to help halt national decline
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February 13, 2026 at 1:22 PM
50% rise in lekking Capercaillie at Abernethy over five years www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/5...
Weekly Birding Roundup 30th Jan – 5th Feb
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Jon Dunn looks back on the last seven days from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic
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Jon Dunn looks back on the last seven days from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic
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February 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Weekly Birding Roundup 30th Jan – 5th Feb
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Jon Dunn looks back on the last seven days from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic
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Jon Dunn looks back on the last seven days from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic
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Major report documents widespread declines in Ireland’s wintering waterbirds
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Major report documents widespread declines in Ireland’s wintering waterbirds
Long-term monitoring shows many duck and wader species have fallen sharply in recent decades
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February 6, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Major report documents widespread declines in Ireland’s wintering waterbirds
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WWII pillboxes converted into nesting sites for seabirds www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...
WWII pillboxes converted into nesting sites for seabirds
Concrete coastal defences are being transformed into unexpected nesting sites for some of Scotland’s rarest breeding seabirds
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February 6, 2026 at 1:25 PM
WWII pillboxes converted into nesting sites for seabirds www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...
Bearded Vulture 'Centenario' found dead in Picos de Europa www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/B...
Bearded Vulture 'Centenario' found dead in Picos de Europa
The death represents a setback for the slow-growing Bearded Vulture population in the region
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February 6, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Bearded Vulture 'Centenario' found dead in Picos de Europa www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/B...
Lord Howe Rail population passes 1,600 in remarkable recovery www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/L...
Lord Howe Rail population passes 1,600 in remarkable island recovery
The flightless Lord Howe Rail has expanded rapidly since invasive predators were removed from the island
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February 6, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Lord Howe Rail population passes 1,600 in remarkable recovery www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/L...
Record numbers for rare butterfly eggs as hedges grow wild www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/R...
Record egg numbers of rare butterfly as hedges grow wild
Record numbers for rare butterfly eggs as hedges grow wild
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February 6, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Record numbers for rare butterfly eggs as hedges grow wild www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/R...
Wave of poisoning incidents hits vultures across Africa www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...
Wave of poisoning incidents hits vultures across Africa
Separate events in East and West Africa claim dozens of birds and highlight growing threats
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February 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Wave of poisoning incidents hits vultures across Africa www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...
Scotland becomes first UK country to put Swift bricks into law www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/S...
Scotland becomes first UK country to put Swift bricks into law
New-build nesting spaces move a step closer - as campaigners warn Swifts cannot afford to wait
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February 6, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Scotland becomes first UK country to put Swift bricks into law www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/S...
Record number of Aquatic Warblers recorded singing in Lithuania www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/R...
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January 30, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Record number of Aquatic Warblers recorded singing in Lithuania www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/R...
Finders in the Field: Killdeer, Ripley, Hampshire www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/F...
Finders in the Field: Killdeer, Ripley, Hampshire
With the only previous record for the county being in 1980 Kevin May was more than a little surprised when he found the county's second on a wet day at Ripley Farm Reservoir
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January 29, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Finders in the Field: Killdeer, Ripley, Hampshire www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/F...
Weekly Birding Roundup 16-22 Jan
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Grab a cuppa and catch up with the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic.
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Grab a cuppa and catch up with the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Weekly Birding Roundup 16-22 Jan
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Grab a cuppa and catch up with the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic.
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Grab a cuppa and catch up with the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic.
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Little Egret population considerably higher than previously thought www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/L...
Little Egret population considerably higher than previously thought
Research by the BTO, published in the journal British Birds, sheds new light on both the numbers, and geographical spread of this small and elegant all-white heron
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January 23, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Little Egret population considerably higher than previously thought www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/L...
Six Hen Harriers ‘vanish’ on or near grouse moors in 2025 and another is poisoned www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/S...
Six Hen Harriers ‘vanish’ on or near grouse moors in 2025 and another is poisoned
RSPB says seven birds are suspected or confirmed illegally killed in England in a single year, renewing urgent calls for licensing of all gamebird shooting
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January 23, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Six Hen Harriers ‘vanish’ on or near grouse moors in 2025 and another is poisoned www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/S...
Finland’s Great Grey Owl population increasing as they show signs of adapting to climate change www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/F...
Finland’s Great Grey Owl population increasing as they show signs of adapting to climate change
An increase in occupied nests suggests the species is coping better than many other nocturnal birds of prey
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January 23, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Finland’s Great Grey Owl population increasing as they show signs of adapting to climate change www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/F...
White-naped Cranes use two clearly separate migration routes across east Asia www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...
White-naped Cranes use two clearly separate migration routes across east Asia
Satellite tracking shows eastern and western breeding populations follow different flyways, use different stopover sites and rarely mix
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January 22, 2026 at 4:14 PM
White-naped Cranes use two clearly separate migration routes across east Asia www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...
No evidence that ‘black-eye’ symptom affects Gannets after bird flu www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/N...
No evidence that ‘black-eye’ symptom affects Gannets after bird flu<
A detailed post-outbreak study finds no impact of the black-eye symptom on foraging behaviour, nest attendance or breeding output
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January 22, 2026 at 3:53 PM
No evidence that ‘black-eye’ symptom affects Gannets after bird flu www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/N...
Huge gaps in Asia’s bird ringing are undermining conservation www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/H...
Huge gaps in Asia’s bird ringing are undermining conservation
Despite strong schemes in some countries, large blind spots leave migration and population declines poorly monitored
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January 21, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Huge gaps in Asia’s bird ringing are undermining conservation www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/H...