A new BirdLife South Africa initiative is providing unprecedented insight into the movements of migratory shorebirds along the African-Eurasian Flyway.

Dragonflies of Britain and Ireland (fifth edition) by Dave Smallshire and Andy Swash (Princeton, 2025). ISBN: 9780691276595. Pbk, £18.99.

European Nightjar, Andalusian Hemipode, the epic spring of 1990 and the rise of AI bird ID all feature in the May 2026 issue ...

Golden Eagle was formerly widespread in England but was driven to extinction through sustained persecution, with the last known individual – long resident in the Lake District – disappearing in 2015.

The first-ever photographs have been taken of the rare and little-known Pemba Blue Duiker on Zanzibar, confirming its continued survival.

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Playing the conditions paid off for Ian Lycett, with a smart Sandwich Tern find at his local reservoir in London soon overshadowed by a far rarer goodie.

A record 87 pairs of Common Crane bred in the UK in 2025, highlighting the species' continued recovery following centuries of absence.

A genetic and acoustic study has revealed that Ijima's Leaf Warbler comprises two distinct species, with a newly described 'Tokara Leaf Warbler' identified from southern Japan.

Nightjars of the World by Nigel Cleere (Bloomsbury, 2026). 416 pages, 36 plates with colour illustrations; 500 colour photos, distribution maps. ISBN: 9781472913487. Hbk, £70.

Efforts to restore Milk-parsley at Hornsea Mere could enable the return of Britain's largest butterfly to East Yorkshire for the first time in more than a century.

New research indicates that Lesser Kestrel populations breeding in natural nesting sites show greater resilience to environmental change than those relying on artificial or urban structures.