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The RSPB has given up management of a popular nature reserve in Hertfordshire: f.mtr.cool/8is3u8s063

Review of the Week: 2-8 November 2026 What a week! Easterly winds delivered an exhilarating spell of late autumn birding that included a record-breaking influx of Hume's Leaf Warblers. Josh Jones reports: f.mtr.cool/akfos3gu3u

A phenomenal Eurasian Woodcock flight shot wins the Photo of the Week award for Peter Howlett. f.mtr.cool/obt9d7vin8

In today's podcast episode, the guys catch up on the recent big stories in birding, from species splits and rare British breeders, to jet-lagged shearwaters and a terrific spell for eastern warblers, wheatears and buntings in Britain: f.mtr.cool/qdlhmja114

A study of Titicaca Grebe in Peru and Bolivia has found mixed evidence for claims that the Endangered birds compete with local fishers for declining fish stocks, potentially helping to inform conservation efforts: f.mtr.cool/pag9kbgehn

AI has enabled scientists to complete Britain's largest-ever survey of woodland bats, analysing 98 million calls recorded across 310 woodlands over three years: f.mtr.cool/n8kqg0r4l4

Spain's Critically Endangered Marbled Duck has continued its recovery, with 172 breeding females and 1,427 chicks recorded in 2025: f.mtr.cool/y656d4100a

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Arabian Sea Humpback Whales may warrant recognition as a fourth subspecies after new genetic research found the population is highly distinct from other Humpback Whales: f.mtr.cool/odldu6krsj

What an incredible autumn it's proving for Hume's Leaf Warbler! This tiny warbler native to the mountains and high-altitude forests of Central Asia and the Himalaya is having a record-breaking year in Britain.  The latest episode of The BirdGuides Podcast drops tomorrow!

The Animals of Ancient Egypt: Then and Now David Callahan says this title works well for anyone fascinated by the changing status of wildlife since ancient times: f.mtr.cool/id7m5dp9kr

Manx Shearwaters can be thrown off course by a form of jet lag when their internal body clocks become misaligned with local time, according to research by scientists at the University of Oxford: f.mtr.cool/04ufyl2k9l

The RSPB has given up management of a popular nature reserve in Hertfordshire: f.mtr.cool/sno620hy53

The future of the Rothbury Estate in Northumberland has been secured for nature conservation after The Wildlife Trusts and Northumberland Wildlife Trust completed its purchase following a £30-million fundraising campaign: f.mtr.cool/4s87a17hfv

The heard-only debate is back ... where do you stand?

The confidence gap Having found that the birding world can be intimidating for young women, Tasha Noble and Alicia Hulland have created a space that thrives on curiosity: f.mtr.cool/m1bt2wqkrb

Review of the Week: 2-8 November 2026 What a week! Easterly winds delivered an exhilarating spell of late autumn birding that included a record-breaking influx of Hume's Leaf Warblers. Josh Jones reports: f.mtr.cool/p1w7657ydq

A phenomenal Eurasian Woodcock flight shot wins the Photo of the Week award for Peter Howlett. f.mtr.cool/ihgbcz7p98

Spain's Critically Endangered Marbled Duck has continued its recovery, with 172 breeding females and 1,427 chicks recorded in 2025: f.mtr.cool/ipletons55

Sightings of Wood White have increased by 922% in only two years following its reintroduction to Fineshade Wood in Northamptonshire: f.mtr.cool/5jnt2cbv47