Rare Bird Alert

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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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From
£134
per year

Online

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