 
    Rare Bird Alert, Reliable Bird News Services Since 1991
Welcome to the Rare Bird Alert website
Established in 1991 Rare Bird Alert is the longest running instant birdnews service in the UK. Our team of experienced and dedicated birders check and send reports as soon as they break, sixteen hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
Ways to get our birdnews
We offer the most comprehensive range of birdnews services to suit all birders. If rarity hunting is your thing, just like to bird locally or only go birding occasionally we have a solution to meet your needs. If you would like any advice or help with any of our services please contact us today.
 
					     
					    Pagers
 
						    Still the ultimate tool for birders in the field who don't want to miss news.
- Unrivalled reception works in many parts of the country where mobiles don't. Particularly good coverage in rural 'birding' areas
- Flexible change the areas you get news from whenever you want
- Packages to suit all birders
 local pagers covering individual counties or entire coverage for the UK, you decide
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						    - Live birdnews over 100,000 sightings per year, updated all day, every day
- Newsmaps so you can see where the birds are
- Photo Gallery share your photos of birds in Britain
- Previous Records fully searchable database of all the accepted rarities in Britain and Ireland, including maps, stats and photos
- Articles finders' accounts, identification papers, news stories and much more
 
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			    Latest article
New GPS tracking study reveals that young European Honey Buzzards may wander for half a decade before returning to breed near their natal forests. More here >
New experiments show that altering daylength delays migratory restlessness and changes fuelling behaviour in young birds heading for Africa. More here >
New research shows Arctic songbirds stick to daily activity cycles all year round, yet show striking flexibility in when they migrate. More here >
New research shows that beetles and grasshoppers underpin bird diets – and their decline could spell disaster for species already in trouble. More here >
How one headline on White-tailed Eagle predation turned into an inevitable call to "shoot eagles". More here >


 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
			     
						    
 
 
 
 
 
 
     