Five bird species missing for decades were found in 2025 thanks to citizen birders

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In February 2026, two French birders in Chad photographed a rusty bush lark. The species had not been recorded in 94 years. It was the most dramatic entry in a year of rediscoveries that have brought the Lost Birds List from 163 species down to 120 since 2022. The […] The post Five bird species missing for decades were found in 2025 thanks to citizen birders first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.