Jon Dunn's weekly roundup of all the rarities from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic, headlined by a Rose-breasted Grosbeak in County Galway. More here >

The latest official figures show continuing losses among farmland, seabird and upland specialists, despite recoveries by some species. More here >

New analysis estimates thousands of endangered albatrosses are killed each year by Southern Hemisphere longline fisheries. More here >

Research from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) sadly predicts that Puffins in Britain and Ireland will likely decline significantly by 2050, as the result of future changes to the climate. More here >

CT scans reveal reinforced neck vertebrae that help plunge-diving seabirds withstand high-speed entry into the sea. More here >

Camera traps in Russia and Spain reveal a little-seen side to a raptor famous for feeding on social wasps. More here >

Thirty years of grants have supported 383 conservation projects across 53 African countries and territories. More here >

EuroBirdwatch 2026 brought 23,000 people into the field across Europe and Central Asia, recording mass movements alongside a striking spread of scarce migrants. More here >

Wind-tunnel experiments show how a design suited to slow aerial hunting sacrifices some efficiency during faster migratory flight. More here >

An exceptional run of early records preceded the species' main passage, raising the prospect of one of the country's largest influxes. More here >

Scilly grabbed the autumnal limelight with the appearance of two Sora on the archipelago this week. More here >

Long-running releases in Germany and Austria are establishing breeding populations where the large forest owl disappeared during the twentieth century. More here >

Wildlife impacts, animal welfare and crime are among the issues under examination as conservationists renew calls for shoot licensing. More here >

A continent-wide restriction is set to replace millions of toxic pellets with non-lead alternatives after a seven-year transition. More here >

Two males released in Rajasthan mark the transition from building a conservation-breeding population to testing reintroduction methods. More here >

Footage from Benacre National Nature Reserve may be the county's first live record, but Natural England says a lookalike species has not been ruled out. More here >

The Atlantic Puffin, Barn Owl, Buff-tailed Bumblebee and European Hedgehog will represent UK wildlife and feature as the central images on our next series of banknotes. More here >

A 63% fall in Chinstrap Penguins has cost Zavodovski Island its global record and changed the balance of its seabird community. More here >

In Norway, a new survey underlines the importance of Jaeren, where local breeding numbers contrast with a much wider national decline. More here >

How will this year's drought affect reservoir levels and the wintering wildfowl that use them. More here >

Years of hard work and nurturing his Shetland garden to attract migrants, pays off with a Holy Grail arrival for Hugh Harrop. More here >

Jon Dunn brings you his weekly lookback at the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

A former golf course is welcoming new arrivals as a coastal restoration project opens to visitors. More here >

Twenty years of habitat restoration have changed the fortunes of a Wiltshire landscape and its remarkable breeding birds. More here >

Young birds are being prepared to join a tiny Pacific island population, as conservationists work towards the species' eventual return to Guam. More here >

The latest journey behind an ultralight aircraft has demanded patience, improvisation and a willingness to change course. More here >

Police are seeking information after treatment failed to save a bird discovered with a badly injured wing. More here >

An initial three-year award will support Little Terns, Ringed Plovers and other coastal birds within a much longer disturbance plan. More here >

The Northumberland colony recorded its highest-ever number of nesting pairs, with at least 82 chicks successfully fledging. More here >

Two extraordinary contenders emerge from a new investigation into bird calls - but the mystery goes deeper than a contest for the loudest voice. More here >

Evidence gathered at mountain migration routes has led to arrests and gun seizures, as conservation teams document the killing of passing birds. More here >

An exceptional movement from the east has kept Finnish birders watching as autumn advances. More here >

Jon Dunn brings you his weekly lookback at the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

A coastal landscape used by breeding waders has won a significant reprieve, although the developer behind a major salmon-farming proposal is seeking government intervention. More here >

A proposed crossing between Sicily and mainland Italy has prompted an international warning over the future of one of Europe's most important migration routes. More here >

$150,000 raised through Global Birdfair will support work to protect three Critically Endangered birds found only on Sao Tome. More here >

Lake Vyrnwy leads a successful breeding season across three reserves, with 17 young raised at five nests. More here >

Satellite tracking reveals a little-seen side of this grassland bird’s summer life, with implications for how to protect its habitat. More here >

The new interpretation could shield logging and construction that foreseeably kills listed wildlife, as conservation groups say it conflicts with Supreme Court precedent. More here >

The chicks will form the foundation of a breeding programme, but releases cannot be considered until numbers grow and suitable insect-rich farmland is secured. More here >

Mechanical clearance, controlled burning and grazing will be used to reopen Mediterranean scrub within the Garrigues de Lancon Natura 2000 site. More here >

A new national strategy aims to rebuild a sustainable Scottish Wildcat population, combining further releases with action on hybridisation, habitat fragmentation and avoidable deaths. More here >

Fires at Abernethy, Dunwich Heath and in the New Forest have damaged important wildlife habitats, with conservation managers warning that some areas could take decades to recover. More here >

The bird, found near Westerdale, is believed to have lain injured for several days before being discovered. More here >

Jon Dunn brings you his weekly lookback at the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

The first coordinated international survey of winter roosts recorded 187,310 Yellow-breasted Buntings across six Asian countries, establishing a vital new baseline for the Critically Endangered migrant. More here >

Three nests produced 13 young at the Cumbrian reserve, delivering its best breeding season for Hen Harriers in more than a century. More here >

The country's tenth consecutive census counted 1,438 Grey Crowned Cranes, compared with fewer than 300 when the national recovery programme began around a decade ago. More here >

Police Scotland is seeking information after a Red Kite was caught in an illegally set coil-spring trap near Strathdon in Aberdeenshire. More here >

Volunteer game wardens and provincial police found six prohibited electromagnetic callers positioned to concentrate Common Quail across six municipalities in Macerata province. More here >

More than 100,000 volunteers recorded almost 1.4 million butterflies and moths, producing the count's strongest result since 2019 despite concern about drought-sensitive species. More here >

The first part of RSPB Kingsbrook Meadows has opened near Aylesbury as construction starts on a visitor centre for the planned 250-acre nature park. More here >

Fifty years of nesting records show that fixed farm-management dates fail to match regional and species-level differences in the breeding seasons of Lapwing and Eurasian Oystercatcher. More here >

A synthesis covering 120 populations found that only around one in 10 shorebirds returns to the same breeding area at the northern edge of the Arctic tundra. More here >

BirdLife Malta says Mediterranean storms brought large numbers of migrants to the islands before protected birds and Turtle Doves were reportedly targeted by illegal shooting. More here >

NatureScot's latest management report records increased use of translocation, although 22 beavers were still killed under licence during 2025-26. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back on the week which brought us Britain's first ever twitchable Egyptian Nightjar. More here >

Around 350 birds are expected to be vaccinated as Tasmania moves to protect the managed insurance population and juveniles intended for release. More here >

A 47-year study links the loss of grass-covered vole habitat and open field ditches with a decline of more than half in breeding Short-eared Owls. More here >

Campaigners analysing government monitoring data say contamination has risen sharply and are asking Wales to tighten controls on second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides. More here >

The number of occupied territories rose by about 10%, yet short periods of cold, wet weather contributed to the poorest breeding success for 15 years. More here >

Ringing encounters connect Ospreys and other European-breeding raptors with wintering areas in Ghana, Togo and Benin under growing pressure. More here >

Six or seven singing males were recorded after the first release season, while a further 148 parent-reared birds have now joined the restoration effort. More here >

Suspicious gnaw marks on The Skerries triggered an emergency response involving a bait grid and a specialist rat-detection dog. More here >

RSPB Northern Ireland has acquired the Lower Lough Erne island with more than £210,000 of government support. More here >

A Surrey study suggests timely messages about vulnerable wildlife attract more attention than generic instructions to keep dogs under control. More here >

The captive-bred birds face a 3,000-mile migration, with their return from Africa next spring set to provide the trial's crucial test. More here >

Tracking breeding Scops Owls in Slovenia highlights the value of small woody features and grassland in intensively farmed landscapes. More here >

Jon Dunn brings you his weekly lookback at the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

White-tailed Eagle Kinky is alive and approaching maturity despite suffering a serious broken wing as a chick. More here >

Study finds the closely related marsh terns use different feeding habitats even though their chicks receive broadly similar prey. More here >

European-scale model highlights woodland in southern and eastern England as well as established western and Scottish habitat. More here >

The RSPB reserve celebrates five decades of management for Bitterns, Cranes, Marsh Harriers and Swallowtails. More here >

Radar satellites have been used to follow Emperor Penguin colonies through the darkness of the Antarctic winter, closing a major gap in efforts to monitor the species from space. More here >

Satellite tracking reveals females visiting up to five breeding areas during a single seven-week laying season. More here >

Hundreds of listening hours at 41 selected sites and passive recorders failed to detect a singing bird during 2025 or 2026. More here >

Ninety chicks have joined the official population after reaching independence, taking the Critically Endangered parrot to a recovery-era high. More here >

Police Scotland is appealing for information after tests established that a protected raptor found at Morven Hill near Dinnet had been poisoned. More here >

Community project installs nest boxes on homes, businesses and public buildings, bringing the Calderdale total to 180. More here >

A breeding adult from Germany's last Central European colony was recovered in Pays de la Loire after its transmitter stopped moving. More here >

Guy Bailey reviews a new book by Andrew Bloomfield exploring the history of Holkham Marsh and its birds. More here >

Jon Dunn brings you his weekly lookback at the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

Fifty-six successful pairs raised an average of almost three young each as Cornwall's naturally recolonised Chough population continued its remarkable recovery. More here >

Four chicks have fledged at Forvie National Nature Reserve in what is thought to be the most northerly UK breeding record for the species. More here >

Restored wetland in Cheshire supported 29 of the pairs in 2025, reinforcing Woolston Eyes as the UK's most important breeding site for the scarce grebe. More here >

Two chicks hatched after five reintroduced pairs settled in Alto Tajo Natural Park, marking the return of breeding Cinereous Vultures after around 100 years. More here >

Mortality during the 2022 H5N1 outbreak rose from about 5-10% among young breeders to more than 40% in the oldest birds. More here >

The conservation charity is calling for mandatory reporting and stronger oversight of General Licences used to control wild birds. More here >

Hand-reared juveniles have followed an ultralight aircraft from Binningen to the southern Black Forest at the start of a 2,600-km journey to Andalusia. More here >

Two nests at a closely guarded farmland location have produced six young, while two juvenile females have received the first satellite tags fitted to the species in Britain. More here >

Jon Dunn brings you his weekly lookback at the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

The first quantitative synthesis of experiments on green nest material finds the clearest benefit in chick mass and body size, while leaving the biological mechanism unresolved. More here >

Three mass mortality events on remote South Australian islands mark the most serious wildlife losses yet reported during the country's H5 outbreak. More here >

Tracking juvenile Eurasian Spoonbills in Portugal suggests that entering unfamiliar areas changes how they divide their time and energy. More here >

Local monitors report more than 100 dead birds at the Ría de San Martín, but the regional authority's recovered-carcass total is substantially lower. More here >

Cold-adapted birds declined in small protected areas in northern Finland but remained more stable in large reserves, a new study finds. More here >

More than three decades of nest monitoring reveal rising breeding failure and warn that Spain's population could fall sharply again within 18 years. More here >

Environmental police apprehended two suspects after a BirdLife Malta team filmed the shooting at a coastal park during autumn migration.. More here >

Sandwich Terns have nested at RSPB Pagham Harbour in record numbers in 2026, four years after bird flu caused the colony to be abandoned. More here >

Jon Dunn brings you his weekly lookback at the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >