With the help if his new image stabilising binoculars Ashley Fisher finds a Lesser Kestrel on Scilly. More here >

Mark Golley gives you his tips on how to continue to enjoy birds and birding as well as staying safe, during the current pandemic. More here >

An update on our operations during the Covid-19 / Coronavirus Pandemic. More here >

Jon Dunn brings you a comprehensive roundup of the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

A newly published study by the BTO shows how counting some of our best-loved birds reveals important information about the number of earthworms beneath our feet. More here >

New research shows that relatively small changes in the amount of land used for different types of agriculture may be related to big changes in how many young Mourning Doves are produced. More here >

A species of tiny bird, found on a small island has evolved into five different color variations depending on where on the island it lives. More here >

A new study reveals that energy development has negative impacts on sage-grouse reproduction. More here >

Jon Dunn brings you a comprehensive roundup of the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

The British Ornithologists' Union Records Committee (BOURC) has added the subspecies to the British List. More here >

Golden Jackals, and birds of prey including a buzzard and White-tailed Eagle have been killed. More here >

Reinstating traditional pond management methods can benefit not only pond species, but also farmland birds. More here >

The death toll in Guinea Bissau continues to rise and the cause is still unidentified. More here >

The Wildlife Trusts has welcomed The Government's decision to phase out badger culling and prioritise vaccination in the fight against bovine tuberculosis. More here >

A new study has shown that more bird species were present in native woodland plantations relative to moorlands. More here >

Jon Dunn brings you a comprehensive roundup of the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

The latest mass killing has dealt a significant blow to the country's vulture populations. More here >

Moves to build a new bird observatory in Fair Isle have reached another milestone after planning permission was submitted for the building. More here >

Research suggests that gulls are more likely to approach food that they have seen people drop or put down. More here >

The nest in Nepal at 4,800 metres sets a new altitude record for a Bearded Vulture nest, the previous high being 4,600. More here >

A new study has shown that threatened birds and mammals are often ecologically distinct and irreplaceable in their environment. More here >

RSPB Scotland and co-sponsor Scottish Natural Heritage are excited to announce entries are now open for the prestigious Nature of Scotland Awards. More here >

The RSPB wants to see nests and not nets, and is appalled to see netting used at The University of Cambridge to prevent birds nesting More here >

Jon Dunn brings you a comprehensive roundup of the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the WP, with Tengmalm's Owl again in Shetland, plus much more. More here >

The first ever full report on the state of India's birds was released this week, made using data collected from over 15,000 birdwatchers across the country. More here >

Scientists have recovered DNA from a well-preserved Horned Lark found in Siberian permafrost. More here >

Ignoring serious questions regarding safety, public health and the environment, the Portuguese government has approved construction of an airport in one of Europe's most important wetlands: the Tejo estuary. More here >

After decades of pressure nine UK shooting organisations have announced that they want an end to lead ammunition on live quarry by 2025. More here >

Conservation organisations have welcomed the news that the Scottish Government has refused planning permission for a golf course to be built at Coul Links in East Sutherland. More here >

Although the decline in Scotland’s breeding seabird continues a new study shows it may be be slowing down. More here >

A new report into the illegal wildlife trade from the turn of the century in Southeast Asia shows just how persistent the problem has been. More here >

Jon Dunn brings you a comprehensive roundup of the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the WP, with Tengmalm's Owl again in Shetland, plus much more. More here >

Eleven Griffon Vultures have fallen victim to poisoning in the area of Klisoura Gorge in Greece. More here >

Kenya is bracing itself for a humanitarian and conservation catastrophe in the wake of a desert locust invasion. More here >

A recent study by the University of Montana sheds a new light on bird social networks. More here >

In the high Andean forests, the Black-breasted Puffleg is running out of habitat, but a forest restoration programme offers hope. More here >

Jon Dunn brings you a comprehensive roundup of the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the WP, including belated news of a Tengmalm's Owl. More here >

A new study by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and the University of Turin shows how to minimise impacts of urban growth on bats. More here >

Eleven species of birds will have stronger protection from April 1, when they will be removed from General Licences, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has announced. More here >

The marine environment and wildlife off Islandmagee in County Antrim are under considerable threat from a marine licence application for a gas storage project. More here >

The Birdlife partner in Colombia is using a local grassroots approach to support an Americas-wide action plan to protect the Canada Warbler. More here >

This week Jon Dunn brings you news and analysis of a potential first for Britain and the Western Palearctic - a Black-tailed Gull in Gloucestershire. More here >

Video has been captured of a pair copulating at one colony and another collecting nest material at a second site. More here >

Conservationist Mark Avery has launched a crowdfunder to appeal a case he lost challenging Natural England's controversial decision to license the so-called brood management of Hen Harriers. More here >

The population has risen from 8.5 million pairs in 2013 and now stands at 11 million. More here >

A new creative collaboration, bringing together two of Britain's wild bird charities and leading writers and artists, has been launched. More here >

There are no clear plans on how regulation gaps will be plugged to protect nature post-brexit, says a new report commissioned by some of the top conservation NGO's. More here >

Scottish Natural Heritage rejected the appeal by Leadhills Estate as there was evidence wildlife crimes had been committed. More here >

Tuesdays are the new Wednesdays as our weekly birding roundups moves a day earlier in the week, and back at the helm is Jon Dunn. More here >

169 albatrosses fitted with cutting-edge communications gear are in the front-line agent in the fight against illegal fishing. More here >

Researchers from Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have announced the discovery of a new colony of Magellanic Penguins on a remote island in Argentina. More here >

The corridor links the northernmost nature reserve in the country with the more central natural habitats and is the very first step towards achieving a complete North-South corridor traversing the entire country. More here >

A member of the public found a buzzard freshly dead in woodland near Tintwistle where a baited Red-legged partridge was laced with the pesticide Alphachloralose. More here >

The Echo Parakeet has moved from Endangered to Vulnerable - an impressive recovery for a species that once numbered just a dozen birds. More here >

Police and the RSPB are appealing for information about three potentially shot kestrels (two confirmed), which have come to light since Christmas. More here >

At their end of year meeting on 10 December 2019 the Trustees of World Land Trust (WLT) appointed Dr Mark Avery as the new Chair of Trustees. More here >

New research links declines of farmland bird numbers in Europe to renovations of farm and home that make them more energy efficient. More here >

Stuart Piner brings you a comprehensive roundup of the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the WP. More here >

We are delighted to announce that applications are now open for the inaugural RBA Young Ornithologists Fellowships. More here >

The non-profit organisation run by Chris Packham, Mark Avery and Ruth Tingay - are holding DEFRA to account over their inaction on gamebird releases in the British countryside. More here >

The scale of the destruction has challenged what is fundamentally an optimistic worldview held by most conservationists. More here >

Male songbirds not only have to attract the female's eye, but also make sure their sperm can last the distance, according to new research. More here >

Between the summer of 2015 and the spring of 2016, a marine heatwave swept the northern Pacific Ocean that was hotter and lasted longer than any since records began in 1870. More here >

A pioneering conservation project, to save the world.s rarest duck, has hit a key milestone well ahead of expectations. More here >

The RSPB has used hotspot mapping techniques to learn more about the life of Kittiwakes, Guillemots, Razorbills and Shags as they forage at sea during the breeding season. More here >

Information collected by British Trust for Ornithology volunteers provides an insight into how some of our resident and migratory birds fared during the 2019 breeding season. More here >

Stuart Piner brings you a comprehensive roundup of the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the WP. More here >

The British Ornithologists' Union Records Committee (BOURC) has added Taiga Merlin and North American Horned Lark to the British List. More here >

BirdLife Australia, provides an update of the situation so far, and the urgent actions needed to help Australia's birds and habitats to survive. More here >

Some good news for the the tiny, Critically Endangered antbird which lives in isolated populations on marshland just 50km from Sao Paulo. More here >

Researchers from NUS Biological Sciences, found the birds in three small island groups off Sulawesi, Indonesia. More here >

A new report published by The Wildlife Trusts reveals the vast scale of the destruction and impact that HS2 will cause to nature. More here >

David Campbell concludes his look back at the rarity highlights of 2019 and what would prove to be a mega autumn with the highlight for many being the Brown Booby in Cornwall. More here >

Stuart Piner steps in for Jon Dunn this week with a comprehensive roundup of the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the WP. More here >

A new study shows that global conservation action has reduced the effective extinction rate of birds by an astonishing 40%. More here >

SNH has confirmed that a project to help one of Scotland's most threatened breeding bird species will be a recipient of the Scottish Government's Biodiversity Challenge Fund More here >

Six Madagascar Pond-herons have been satellite-tagged as part of a study to try to save the endangered species. More here >

A sub-adult male Hooded Seal was found at Toormore Bay, in County Cork on New Year's Day and represents only the fourth record for Ireland. More here >

Unfortunately, yet another mass poisoning incident occurred in Africa, ending 2019 on a sad note for vulture conservation. More here >

Jon Dunn brings you his first weekly birding roundup of the new decade. More here >

More bad news for the species as 1.7 tonnes of pangolin scales are seized in Vietnam. The Pangolin is now considered the world's most trafficked animal. More here >

Researchers hope the new knowledge can hopefully contribute to better conditions for birds held in captivity. More here >

The ornamental plumage in newly hatched American coot chicks is associated with a higher feeding rate for the youngest surviving chicks. More here >

The world's rarest wader has been thrown a lifeline after two Spoon-billed Sandpiper chicks hatched at WWT Slimbridge in Gloucestershire. More here >

A Christmas message to all our subscribers

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Christmas has come a day early as Jon Dunn brings you his final weekly birding roundup of 2019. More here >

David Cambell looks back on the first half of 2019 which included Britain's first twitchable Tengmalm's Owl. More here >

A new project is bringing rice paddies back to Hong Kong, along with the birds that depend on them, such as the Yellow-breasted Bunting. More here >

Hookpod virtually eliminates deaths of albatross and other seabirds in pelagic long line fishing. More here >

Marine Scotland has launched draft plans for new offshore wind projects, but offshore wind poses a risk to Scotland's natural marine environment, especially its internationally important numbers of seabirds. More here >

The latest BirdTrends report from the British Trust for Ornithology shows a very mixed bag for our birds, with some showing marked increases and others in steep decline. More here >

Jon Dunn brings us another comprehensive roundup of the week's birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

After almost 14 years Mark Holling is standing down as Secretary and applications for the part-time role are now open. More here >

A Short-eared Owl, fitted with a satellite tag while breeding in Scotland, has been tracked to Morocco, revealing significant new information for BTO researchers. More here >

Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation has revealed that one of the UK's rarest butterflies had an exceptional year in Kent in 2019. More here >

Non-native plants are providing new homes for Britain's insects - some of which are rare on native plants, a new study has found. More here >

The public are being urged to keep their distance from seals at Winterton beach after three seal pups died in three days due to human disturbance and a dog attack. More here >

NWT has applied for planning permission to install pay & display machines in the main centre car park, and at Cley Beach road carpark. More here >

Published by Helm, this second edition is completely revised, updated and improved with nearly 100 additional pages. More here >

Jon Dunn brings us another comprehensive roundup of the week's birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >