In his final roundup of the year, Jon Dunn looks back on the best birds from the last seven days from around Britain, Ireland and the WP. More here >

The latest results from the BTO report a poor year for many of our birds, largely due to a cooler and wetter spring than average. More here >

The area has seen the removal of the veterinary drug diclofenac which is responsible for a large number of vulture deaths. More here >

A new study has found increasing human disturbance to Little Penguin habitat may lead to increasingly aggressive behaviour from the birds. More here >

A new mapping tool released by WWF Russia will help identify and determine habitats in need of protection from logging. More here >

A long-term study by British Antarctic Survey shows significant declines in two locations on South Georgia. More here >

Ruby-throated hummingbirds use the same energy-conserving strategy to survive overnight fasts and build the fat stores they need to fuel long migrations. More here >

Conservation organisations are concerned the delays will result in the UK’s globally important seabird populations being needless killed. More here >

Improving the heathland has allowed declining birds like Stone Curlew, Nightjar and Dartford Warbler to make Minsmere their home. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back on the best birds from the last seven days from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

Species including the Maleo, Vietnamese Crested Argus, Lesser Florican and Green Imperial-pigeon are all declining. More here >

The latest RSPB Scotland survey has shown that Corncrake numbers continue worrying downward trend More here >

Fifteen-year-old Corin Woodhead, from Scotland, was named Martin Garner Spurn Young Birder of the Year in the senior category and ten-year-old Levi Gravett in the junior category. More here >

Researchers have discovered an unexpected way that migratory birds keep their cool during such arduous journeys. More here >

Dead eagles found in Scotland and Ireland in recent weeks have tested positive for Avian influenza (H5N1). More here >

Snaring, trapping, shooting, fishing and logging are threatening a wide range of species in Kon Plong in the central highlands. More here >

The string-pull test is a widely used experiment to test the cognitive abilities of animals and this is the first time a gull has passed. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back on the best birds from the last seven days from around Britain, Ireland and the WP. More here >

Scientists tracked birds to better understand the movements and pressures they face outside of the breeding season. More here >

Built in memory of Cameron Bespolka, the facility connects young people with limited access to nature with the outdoors. More here >

The newly revised list now includes species, such as Swift, House Martin and Greenfinch for the first time. More here >

Whilst guiding a group of birders in north Norfolk Marcus Nash finds the county's first Brunnich's Guillemot. More here >

Chris Batty looks back on a week where Storm Arwen brought a good selection of seabirds including an unprecedented influx of Brunnich's Guillemots. More here >

An adult at Plex Moss, Lancashire, from 5 December 1970 to 17 January 1971 becomes the first record for Britain. More here >

Researchers have found that birds ranged up to 2,900 km from their breeding colonies and covered some 47,000 km during an eight-month migratory period. More here >

Fewer nutrients at the water surface increases hunger and egg production resulting in birds separating. More here >

Studying fishing boats' routes could assist better coastal planning and ultimately protect threatened seabirds. More here >

The innovative solution was created to treat a medical condition known as pododermatitis or 'bumblefoot' in birds. More here >

A Ruppell's Vulture GPS-tagged in Portugal following rehabilitation has already traveled to Africa two weeks after its release. More here >

A new Red List assessment of the extinction risk of butterfly species in Great Britain has been produced by Butterfly Conservation. More here >

A Brunnich's Guillemot has died hours after being found off the North Norfolk coast, the first confirmed record of the species in the county. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back on a week that featured a Killdeer, an arrival of Lesser Scaups, and further afield a Siberian Rubythroat. More here >

The area has been threatened by The London Resort - a proposed theme park on Swanscombe Marshes - Dubbed as the 'UK Disneyland'. More here >

The first Griffon Vultures from Spain are about to arrive in Cyprus to support the extremely threatened population of the species on the island. More here >

After 30 years and millions of pounds raised for conservation the British Birdwatching fair at Rutland has been ended. More here >

Stories by Geoffrey McMullan on his experiences with birds, people, and the places he has visited whilst in the British Army. More here >

We are delighted to welcome Leicestershire birder Toby Carter to the RBA team. More here >

The shearwater chicks were recently found near La Restinga, on the island of El Hierro on the Canary Islands. More here >

Study of a perky little bird suggests there may be far more avian species in the tropics than those identified so far. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back on a week which featured a Nutcracker, Northern Harrier, American Coot and Ancient Murrelet. More here >

This is the first study to discover these changes which eliminates other factors that may have influenced physiological changes. More here >

A team of ornithologists discovered, photographed, and obtained the first-ever footage of the rare babbler in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. More here >

A new study on breeding birds in Europe shows one out of every six birds over nearly a 40-year period has been lost. More here >

Birder George Shannon was enjoying a day's Barbel fishing on the River Ribble when he found a Belted Kingfisher. More here >

This is the first comprehensive coverage of a subject that has fascinated natural historians for centuries. More here >

Endemic to Antarctica the bird was found on a beach nearly 3000kms away on New Zealand's South Island. More here >

David Cooper continues his fine run of top finds on Unst, this time locating an Upland Sandpiper at Haroldswick. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back on a week which featured a Belted Kingfisher, White-crowned Sparrow and a reappearing Taiga Flycatcher. More here >

For the first time in UK conservation, sniffer dogs have been used to locate a Storm Petrel colony on the Isle of May. More here >

The West Midlands Ringing Group (WMRG) was awarded the Marsh Award for Innovative Ornithology by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) at a glittering ceremony at the Mall Gallery in London. More here >

Mistletoe Winter is a series of esssys and is a companion book to Roy Dennis's acclaimed Cottongrass Summer. More here >

Britain's Puffins, which are among the nation's best-loved birds, could largely disappear as a result of climate change over the coming years, new research reveals. More here >

Customs officers seized 2027 thrushes which the hunters said were for their own personal consumption. More here >

Checking what he 'naturally assumed would prove to be a Redwing', found David Roche 'instantly reduced to a hyperventilating wreck' as he found the UK's second ever Varied Thrush. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back on a week in which one of the truly immense blockers of yesteryear finally fell. More here >

Two young Cinereous Vultures and one juvenile Ruppell's Vulture were released at Santo Andre das Arribas, Almofala, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, overlooking the Agueda river canyons, in Portugal. More here >

The Inti Tanager was first documented in Bolivia in 1993 and has finally been fully described. More here >

Researchers said genetic testing confirmed that two male chicks hatched in 2001 and 2009 from unfertilized eggs were related to their mothers, but neither was related to a male. More here >

New evidence suggests that birds may seek out truffles and disperse these ecologically important fungi. More here >

The latest report from the Rare Breeding Birds Panel has been published and shows that Montagu's Harrier is on the brink with just one confirmed breeding pair in 2019. More here >

Well known birder and photographer Rebecca Nason has won the British Ecological Society's annual photography competition. More here >

The new vessel will come into service by March 2024 and will provide a more comfortable and speedy crossing. More here >

The latest wildlife crime in the country is a significant blow to its Griffon Vulture population. More here >

Almost two-thirds of incidents were in connection with land managed for or connected to gamebird shooting. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back on the past week of birding from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic More here >

One restored coastal saltmarsh in the UK stores as much carbon over four years as just over one million new trees grown for ten years. More here >

Desmond Crawford from Co.Laois has been given a three-month suspended prison sentence for the possession of two dead Buzzards, which he shot and strung up on a fence. More here >

The UK's rarest nesting seabird, the Roseate Tern, has broken breeding records for the sixth year in a row on the RSPB's Coquet Island in Northumberland. More here >

Licensed beaver killings must halt and all previous beaver killings authorised by NatureScot have been unlawful, judge rules. More here >

The BTO gave out six awards to recognise the contribution the recipients have made to British ornithology at it's annual awards ceremony. More here >

British scientists working in Ghana have photographed a 'holy grail' owl that has lurked almost unseen in African rainforests for 150 years. More here >

Researchers have found changes in climate and increasing human pressure have eroded benefits of migration for many species. More here >

The latest Hen Harrier to go missing once again disappeared suddenly on an English grouse moor. More here >

Terry Townshend introduces a new project monitoring nocturnal bird migration over China's sprawling capital. More here >

Roy Dennis MBE - 'the man who brought the White-tailed Sea Eagles back to England' - received the RSPB's most prestigious award at the charity's AGM. More here >

David Bevan and Adam Hutt tell their part in the finding and identification of a Two-barred Greenish Warbler at Spurn. More here >

Wild Ken Hill has announced the shelving of the project but failed to give specific reasons for their decision. More here >

A new study suggests that rewilding projects in England may not be going in far enough to make the greatest contribution to conservation. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back on the past week of birding from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic, headlined by a Long-toed Stint in Yorkshire. More here >

After a recent recovery, Snowy Plovers in California's Orange County have now been hit by an oil spill. More here >

Natural England's decision means better protection for rare and endangered wild birds and plants that live in and by the lakes. More here >

Yellow Warblers use referential "seet" calls to warn female warblers specifically of the brood parasitic Brown-headed Cowbirds that may try to lay eggs in their nests. More here >

Human-altered landscapes often bring hardships for wildlife - unless you're a vulture, according to a new study by University of Georgia researchers. More here >

The massive scale of planned offshore wind development in Europe's Northern Seas poses a threat to seabird populations. More here >

Butterfly Conservation has released data on the number of butterflies and day-flying moths counted across the UK in this year's Big Butterfly Count. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back on an exciting week of autumn birding from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

David Cooper continues his terrific rarity finding record with Shetland's second Rose-breasted Grosbeak. More here >

In 10 years head starting has increased the number of surviving fledglings from 2.5 of every 20 eggs laid to 15 out of every 20. More here >

A trio of researchers at the University of Oxford has found that studying the interrelationships between Great Tits, oak trees and caterpillars has revealed some of the complexities involved in studying changes wrought by global warming. More here >

There is new hope for the Cherry-throated Tanager after researchers have found two nests in the mountains of Espirito Santo in Brazil. More here >

Researchers found that brood parasites had larger eyes than host birds - beyond the difference expected as a result of their larger body size. More here >

Death's come knocking a last time for the splendid Ivory-billed Woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species as The U.S. government is declaring them extinct. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back on the past week of birding from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

Two Malaysian men have been arrested at Kuala Lumpur International Airport attempting to smuggle eight live hornbills to Bangladesh. More here >

The threatened Brown Hairstreak butterfly’s range in South-west Wales has more than halved in the last decade. More here >

European wild rabbits are a 'keystone species' that hold together entire ecosystems - according to researchers at the University of East Anglia. More here >

A new study from the Kalahari Desert, by a research team at the University of Exeter, finds that teamwork allows birds to cope with brutally unpredictable environments. More here >

This is the first beaver reintroduction in the Midlands and has been three years in the planning. More here >

The vulture named 'Flumen' becomes the latest victim of a collision with overhead powerlines. More here >

President Macron has re-authorised the mass killing of Skylarks, Lapwings, Golden Plovers and thrushes. More here >