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British Birds January 2026

British Birds January 2026

Green Sandpipers in the Highlands – the role of wetland management • Producing breeding population estimates to monitor Little Egrets • Challenges in identification of ‘Continental’ and ‘British Coal Tits’ • Spring staging of White-billed Divers on Dogger Bank, North Sea