A new study has shown that Harpy Eagles' chicks are starving to death in areas where adult territories are deforested above 50 percent. More here >

Environment experts have written to garden retailers challenging them to end the sale of peat-based compost ahead of global climate and nature talks this year. More here >

The discovery of this rare species is the result of a restoration project on the site, which has helped wildlife return to the area. More here >

An amazing week this week with a host of top class rarities, including Britain's first Soft-plumaged Petrel, an Elegant Tern, a Short-billed Dowitcher, a twitchable Black-browed Albatross and much more.>. More here >

Previous studies have found consolation-like behaviour in some animals, but there is often another explanation, other than consolation, that could motivate this. More here >

Following habitat-destroying wildfires, researchers found that many male fairywrens failed to moult into their red-and-black ornamental plumage. More here >

Researchers have found Great Snipe migrating at nearly 2,500 metres and one bird was recorded at nearly 8,700 metres. More here >

Twenty-three White-tailed Eagle chicks have arrived in Co. Kerry, as part of a long-term wildlife reintroduction project. More here >

The bird was found grounded on June 22 in North Cheam, Surrey, and was taken to the charity wildlife hospital and rehabilitation centre run by Wildlife Aid Foundation. More here >

The BOURC has added White-chinned Petrel, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher and Ruby-crowned Kinglet to the British List, taking the total to 626. More here >

A Roller in Suffolk delighted the crowds but unfortunately for Welsh birders the country's first Pacific Swift was a much more brief affair. More here >

54 dead birds have been found in Castilla y Leon, suspected poisoned, with a further 41 birds alive but unlikely to survive. More here >

Whilst out for a morning walk and swim, and without any binoculars, Cath Hammond finds Wales' first Pacific Swift and even manages some photos. More here >

A Spanish sheep farmer in the province of Caceres in Eastern Spain has been jailed for 18 months and fined 18,000 euros - 6,000 euros for each Griffon Vulture he killed. More here >

Three Cuckoos fitted with satellite tags by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) this spring have already left Scotland and begun their long journey south. More here >

The poetry of swifts is in their facts, and The Screaming Sky, the latest in Little Toller's monograph series, draws deeply on the latest extraordinary discoveries. More here >

The majority of regional authorities across Spain have agreed a one-year ban on the hunting of Turtle Doves, sparing an estimated 0.9 million birds that would otherwise be legally shot in the country. More here >

The focus shifted to Ireland this week with two national firsts, Red-winged Blackbird and Least Tern, the latter being only the second for the Western Palearctic. More here >

The report includes a significant number of shorebirds and seabirds some of which have seen their populations decrease by 70 percent since 1973. More here >

New Research studying White Storks suggests that the sense of smell may play a greater role in these and other birds than previously thought. More here >

Playing recordings to young birds before they are released can significantly improve the critically endangered species' chance of survival in the wild. More here >

Chemical additives used in plastic production have been found in Herring Gull eggs, new research shows. More here >

Will Wagstaff recounts coming across an Egyptian Vulture on Tresco, Isles of Scilly, whilst leading a group around the island. More here >

The BTO have just finished fitting Cuckoos from different parts of the UK with high-tech backpacks to help fill gaps in what we know about how they fare over their annual cycle. More here >

The findings of new research appear to contradict the prevailing theory of evolution with young birds even surrendering their food to younger siblings. More here >

Britain's first Sulphur-bellied Warbler is identified on Lundy whilst on Scilly an Egyptian Vulture touches down on Tresco. More here >

Anthony Mcgeehan reviews Jon Dunn's new book - The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds More here >

Last summer was the most productive breeding season on record for Irish Barn Owls. More here >

The former BTO Chief Executive received the recognition for his services to conservation and policy. More here >

The results of the study show that adult survival rate is high and declines are being driven by poor breeding success. More here >

Using drones and artificial intelligence to monitor large colonies of seabirds can be as effective as traditional on-the-ground methods. More here >

An important milestone has taken place yesterday [10th June] in the heart of the Bavarian Alps in Germany. More here >

Researchers found that birds avoided louder areas and when light pollution was also present, even more species stayed away. More here >

The event, held at Spurn's MigFest, celebrates the skill and dedication of young birders from across the UK. More here >

A good crop of headline rarities in this week's roundup, including a superb Red-necked Stint, plus White-tailed Lapwing, River Warbler, Little Swift and much more. More here >

The project, titled Butterfly Mosaics, will form part of Severn Trent's Great Big Nature Boost - a scheme that aims to look after water by looking after nature too. More here >

The government will continue to issue licenses to kill badgers over the next four years, putting 130,000 animals at risk of being shot. More here >

The song of the mockingbird is so complex that to investigate it required a joint effort of experts from very different fields. More here >

Siberian Jays use social information to differentiate between trustworthy warning calls made by members of their own group and false calls from neighbours. More here >

Dark 'eyeliner' feathers of peregrine falcons act as sun shields to improve the birds' hunting ability, a new scientific study suggests. More here >

Extreme winter weather events such as a polar vortex can push some species to the edge of survival. More here >

The cold, cold spring continued to stutter and splutter this week but the weather warmed up a touch, high pressure parked itself over us and, yes, there were some birds on offer. More here >

Researchers found the Kea is not an alpine specialist, but rather one that adapted to using such an open habitat because it was least disturbed by human activity. More here >

Many seabirds in the Northern Hemisphere are struggling to breed - and in the Southern Hemisphere, they may not be far behind. More here >

Footage has been released by the RSPB which shows quad bikers driving recklessly on Snettisham Beach. More here >

A group of researchers from the UK, Brazil and Argentina have found evidence that the Purple-winged Ground Dove might still exist. More here >

The young male named Angele was found dead under a wind turbine in Wieringerwerf, the Netherlands. More here >

Garden bird feeders are boosting blue tit numbers - but leaving other woodland species hungry. More here >

Earlier this year local RSPB Scotland staff were delighted to spot a pair nesting at the organisation's nature reserve in Hoy, and can confirm that they now have chicks. More here >

A mid-May weekly roundup would usually be packed full of top-quality rarities but with the current unseasonal weather entrenched it was slim pickings, Chris Batty reports. More here >

Researchers studied the foraging habits of terns in turbulent water around Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland. More here >

The vultures we found nesting in an abandoned Cinereous Vulture nest, the species typically nests on cliffs. More here >

There are roughly 50 billion individual birds in the world, a new big data study by University of New South Wales Sydney suggests. More here >

Britain's Insects is an innovative, up-to-date, carefully designed and beautifully illustrated field guide to Britain and Ireland's twenty-five insect orders. More here >

A recently published study revealed the scale of lead contamination in tissues of large avian scavengers in south-central Europe. More here >

Three specially trained conservation detection dogs are the most recent team members for a project to safeguard Orkney's native wildlife. More here >

Cumbria Police are appealing for information following the disappearance of two male Hen Harriers, in suspicious circumstances, from the RSPB reserve at Geltsdale. More here >

With bands of rain borne of largely unhelpful winds, spring migration seemed to come to something of a juddering halt this week, as always though, there were exceptions to that rule. More here >

In his winter journey through the mountains and bothies of the Highlands, the author finds adventure, humour and a deep sense of connection with this wild land. More here >

In just eight months pf operation the 32 turbine windfarm in Navarre, Spain, has killed at least 100 vultures. More here >

Researchers studied how noise pollution from the Moors and Christians festivities affects the reproduction of the House Sparrow. More here >

The milestone was reached when an Australasian Swamphen was reported by Heidi Krajewski during Global Big Day 2021. More here >

The latest Scottish Biodiversity Indicator shows that moth abundance has almost halved, falling 46% between 1990 and 2018. More here >

Terrance Potter was found with a collection of almost 200 eggs including Golden Plover and Curlew. More here >

The latest BTO/RSPB/JNCC Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) report shows the very different fortunes in England for two almost identical warblers. More here >

One wild-hatched and two reintroduced Bearded Vultures recently lost their lives due to a poisoning incident in Granada, Andalusia. More here >

In Bulgaria, the Saker Falcon, considered extinct as a breeding species since the early 2000s, was recovered in 2018. More here >

A spring week that had all the thrills and spills we could possibly have hoped for. Big passerines from east and west, a tasty shorebird or two, yes - spring had definitely sprung with a vengeance. More here >

The Biden administration has begun a new rulemaking process to formally withdraw the Trump administration's rule removing incidental protections from the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. More here >

West Mercia Police are appealing for information after a female Peregrine was found dead at Clee Hill Quarry in Shropshire. More here >

The calling rates of migrating Blackbirds, Song Thrushes and Redwings were significantly higher over brightly lit urban areas. More here >

Four calling male Corncrakes have been recorded on Rathlin Island for first time since the late 70s / early 80s. More here >

Females 'paint' their eggs, using her beak to pull an oily substance from a gland located beneath the base of her tail. More here >

By using tiny data loggers researchers discovered that some birds flew as high as 6,000 metres on their migration to and from Africa. More here >

After a year off due to the Covid Pandemic, the dates have been announced for the Spurn Migration Festival 2021. Between 10-12 Sept the magic of migration will be live from Kilnsea. More here >

Jon Dunn brings you his regular take on the week's comings and goings from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

An RSPCA rescuer swam out into a lake to save a buzzard tangled in a discarded fishing line and released it back to the wild hours later. More here >

North Wales Wildlife Trust has rebuilt an Osprey nesting platform after criminals using a chainsaw felled the platform at Llyn Brenig, south-west of Denbigh. More here >

The bird's satellite tag was found in Hortobagy National Park and it is believed to be the latest victim of illegal vulture killing in Europe. More here >

Found nesting on a rewetted bog in the midlands of Ireland, if the pair are successful it will be the first time they will have bred in Ireland in 300 years. More here >

Mark reviews the latest title by Mary Colwell and its safe to say, that come December, this will not make Mark's top ten books of 2021. More here >

This platform in North Wales has been used by up to three Ospreys this year with a pair looking like they might breed there for the first time. More here >

From the song of warblers to the pee-wit of lapwings, WWT are urging people to get out into local wetlands and listen to the unusual and often outlandish sounds of wetland birds. More here >

The female was sitting on a nest with her chick beneath her and died from the wounds inflicted by the rodents. More here >

Jon Dunn brings you his regular take on the week's comings and goings from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

Bob Flood finds a Rock Thrush on Scilly, which has now hosted six records, making it the UK hotspot for the species with a fifth of all records. More here >

James Lowen embarks on a year-long quest to celebrate the joy of Britain's rarest and most remarkable moths. More here >

New research reveals immigration as a powerful driver of cultural change in birds that could help them to adapt to rapidly changing environments. More here >

With numbers plummeting and food hard to find, African Penguins face a bleak future, but BirdLife South Africa has a plan to ensure they thrive again. More here >

For years, different groups of scientists assumed forest fires are a threat to the imperilled Spotted Owl. More here >

Apparently local villagers illegally used poison to kill stray dogs, and these dog carcasses were then eaten by the vultures, killing them. More here >

PJ the Cuckoo has returned to his forest home in Suffolk and has become a record-breaker whilst doing so. More here >

The move would sanction a bag limit equivalent to the entire European Turtle Dove population, a species of high conservation concern - with sharply declining populations. More here >

It is only the second occupied nest of this extremely endangered island population found in the country over the last five years. More here >

Throughout Europe, the Raccoon is now established in 20 countries, while the Raccoon Dog inhabits as many as 33 countries. More here >

Jon Dunn brings you his regular take on the week's comings and goings from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

Their numbers appear to be increasing, following a long period of absence linked to population decline, according to research led by Cefas and the University of Exeter. More here >

Conservationists have discovered the oldest known living Egyptian Vulture in the wild thanks to long-term monitoring efforts. More here >

Trapping for food, the caged bird trade and other uses, together with hunting and habitat destruction, is driving widespread declines. More here >

In the past 50 years the number of wintering Scaup has fallen by 75% since its peak in the 1973/74 winter. More here >