The Welsh Government has shown its commitment to a wilder future, after rejecting plans to build an M4 relief road across the Gwent Levels. More here >

Police are appealing for information following the theft of bird eggs from a nest near Wells-next-the-Sea. More here >

Natural England has confirmed that the controversial plan of Hen Harrier brood management will being soon, despite little or no support from major conservation organisations. More here >

Police and the RSPCA were contacted by a member of the public who saw the swan being attacked by a woman in Chester-le-Street, on May 30. More here >

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

Conservationists now estimate that the number of displaying males in 2018 was only 104, down from 216 in 2012 and were found at only 4 sites, down from 10 in 2012. More here >

Tiger sharks appear to prey on migrating songbirds that fall into the ocean during autumnal storms new research has found. More here >

A rare butterfly has been reintroduced to a site in Derbyshire where it's not been seen for 52 years, thanks to an ambitious project by the National Trust and Butterfly Conservation. More here >

Under normal circumstances, the eggs from nests near military runways have to be destroyed under an individual licence to protect flight safety. More here >

The National Trust suspects that it could actually be the first chick to be born at the reserve in over 500 years. More here >

Thanks to funding from Biffa Award, the RSPB is taking even more birds under its wing on the Ribble Estuary after recently purchasing Crossens Inner Marsh. More here >

The RSPB is planning to install over 700 solar panels across seven nature reserves and is expecting the panels will provide up to 80% of the sites' annual energy. More here >

The dead bird was found on the same estate near Wrexham, where two satellite-tagged hen harriers recently vanished.
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Allan Conlin describes the finding of Britain's sixth ever, and Shetland's second, Great Knot flying in off the sea on Unst.
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Jon Dunn brings you a comprehensive roundup of the best birds from the last week from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

Researchers at the University of Southampton have forecast a worldwide move towards smaller birds and mammals over the next 100 years. More here >

Research data on bird sightings finds that 56 different parrot species have been spotted in 43 states, and 25 of those species are now breeding in the wild in 23 different states. More here >

RSPB Scotland are appealing for information following the sudden disappearance of a young Hen Harrier in an area notorious for bird of prey persecution. More here >

BirdLife South Africa have halted plans for the farm at Eastern Cape's Groot Winterhoekber - an important area for threatened raptors. More here >

Around three quarters of the UK population have some negative opinion of moths, with many people believing the majority eat clothes and are pests, a study has revealed. More here >

The female mallard and nine ducklings were found in a black bin liner outside Asda in Colne, Lancashire, on Saturday 27 April. More here >

Five different waterbird species, some more commonly seen in the Mediterranean, have arrived at RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands nature reserve this spring and are showing positive signs of breeding. More here >

As a nation we spend an estimated £200-300 million on bird feeding products each year which could potentially sustain up to 196 million birds. More here >

Sam Prettyman describes the ringing highlight of a lifetime when he found Wales' second Western Orphean Warbler in the nets on Bardsey. More here >

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

On 13th May the Rutland Osprey Project celebrated a major milestone and welcomed its 150th chick into the world. More here >

Dr Susana Requena from the RSPB's Centre for Conservation Science explains how new technology is uncovering the secrets of Turtle Dove migration. More here >

The RSPB has this week announced that its new Chief Executive will be Beccy Speight, currently Chief Executive at the Woodland Trust. More here >

Steve Webb and Paul French discuss the finding and identification of the Collared Flycatcher at Easington. More here >

Vicky Anderson describes how she found the American Bittern on the Western Isles. More here >

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

The RSPB's innovative citizen science photography project returns. More here >

Tickets for the 2019 Spurn Migration Festival are on sale from Monday 13th May. More here >

In great news for the Critically Endangered Blue-eyed Ground-dove, a chick has been seen close to fledging. More here >

In February the RSPB launched a Just Giving Appeal, to raise the urgently needed funds to protect this year's chicks. More here >

A survey of hunters in Arkhangelsk Oblast and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug revealed that just 14% of participants were able to identify Bewick's correctly. More here >

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

RSPB Scotland is appealing for information from the public after a young Hen Harrier, fitted with a satellite transmitter, disappeared suddenly on a moor near Elvanfoot. More here >

The latest Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) report shows that the Welsh breeding Curlew population has fallen by 68% between 1995 and 2017. More here >

Adding UV lights to which many birds are sensitive can cut crane collisions with power lines by 98%. More here >

Scottish Starling numbers have fallen by almost a third, following an alarming trend that is mirrored across the UK. More here >

The main driver of the fall in the population is thought to be the disease Trichomonosis, first emerging in finch populations following spill-over from Woodpigeons. More here >

The latest results published in the 2018 Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) report, suggest that the Beast from the East and Saharan winds may have had a big impact on both resident and migrant birds. More here >

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

Emperor Penguins at the Halley Bay colony in the Weddell Sea have failed to raise chicks for the last three years, scientists have discovered. More here >

A newly published report is beginning to fill in the gaps in our knowledge of a species which was believed to be extinct 25 years ago. More here >

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

After nearly four decades of unlawful casual killing of tens of millions of birds the current system has been shown to be unlawful by the tiny and fledgling wildlife organisation. More here >

Moth numbers have declined 46% over the last 25 years in Scotland while their distribution has increased, a report has revealed. More here >

Cross-referencing a decade of Google searches and citizen science observations, researchers have determined which of 621 North American bird species are currently the most popular. More here >

The new species are Wangi-wangi White-eye and Wakatobi White-eye. More here >

The world's fattest parrot, the critically endangered Kakapo, has enjoyed a record breaking breeding season. More here >

In December last year, the call of one of the world's rarest birds was identified and recorded for the first time by BirdLife South Africa. More here >

Spurn Bird Observatory are the forefront of an exciting new project to use a network of radio receivers around the UK to track migrant birds such as Yellow-browed Warbler. More here >

Thanks to the work of BirdLife International Cambodia Programme, the rich and biologically diverse Stung Sen wetland has been designated as a Wetland of International Importance. More here >

Egg thieves will go to any lengths to raid the nests of rare species but Operation EASTER is determined to stop them in their tracks. More here >

New study uses citizen science data to show that winter movements lead to a decline in birds' population density. More here >

With Euro Bird Portals' LIVE viewer, you can look at weekly animated maps showing where birds have been sighted in real time. More here >

In the first global test of the idea, scientists have found evidence that some woodpeckers can evolve to look like another species of woodpecker in the same neighbourhood. More here >

Research led by the University of Southampton has used data collected by volunteer bird watchers to study how the importance of wildlife habitat management depends on changing temperatures for British birds. More here >

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

In Italy, anti-poaching camps sparked an extremely successful movement which has saved thousands of honey-buzzards. More here >

15 of the top 20 species returning fewer sightings in gardens across the country than in 2018. More here >

The RSPB is calling on people who spend time in the remote hills and moorlands of England to look out for hen harriers, England's most threatened bird of prey. More here >

Five rare birds of prey were found poisoned in Greece including three Cinereous Vultures, one Griffon Vulture and a Golden Eagle. More here >

More than two-thirds of UK butterfly species were seen in higher numbers than in 2017, with two of the UK's rarest recording their best years since records began. More here >

Birds disoriented by artificial light from illuminated buildings at night send out flight calls that may lure other nearby birds to their death. More here >

A combination of light pollution and geography, birds are at the greatest risk of becoming attracted to and disoriented by lights and crashing into buildings. More here >

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

Through persistent detective work and advances in genetic sequencing technology, researchers have discovered a new species of bird on Borneo - the Cream-eyed Bulbul. More here >

Four new doves have been discovered, increasing the population of the Critically Endangered bird by 26 percent. More here >

Natural England has issued a licence to allow the release of White-tailed Eagles on the Isle of Wight. More here >

A new study has revealved some shocking declines - a 15 percent over the past five years and 40 percent since the mid-1990's. More here >

Numbers in the East have fallen in recent years after reaching a peak of around 290 breeding pairs in 2012. More here >

Stuart Piner brings you a comprehensive roundup of the best birds from the last week from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

For the first time, University of Guelph biologists have tracked an annual migration of up to 20,000 kilometres made by the 12-gram Blackpoll Warbler. More here >

Data from a landmark study of the world's longest migrating seabird reveals how overland migration is an integral part of their amazing journey. More here >

The government released figures on the numbers of badgers vaccinated last year, in 2018, their heir figures show that 641 were vaccinated. More here >

A nature conservation project aimed at reversing the fortunes of birds of prey in the Peak District National Park has received National Lottery support. More here >

Researchers analysed how people who feed birds notice and respond to natural events at their feeders by collaborating with Project FeederWatch. More here >

The renewal of Minsmere's European Diploma for Protected Areas has been approved in draft on the condition that “the construction of the new reactor will not be at the detriment of the Minsmere Reserve. More here >

Stuart Piner brings you a comprehensive roundup of the best birds from the last week from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

The British Birdwatching Fair has revealed this year's project: protecting Western Siem Pang, a haven for five Critically Endangered bird species More here >

A radius of about 650-700m around each wind turbine corresponds to flight space lost for soaring birds. More here >

Hundreds of Sussex schoolchildren and college students have joined forces to save a rare butterfly from local extinction. More here >

Protected areas with the most grouse moor (the North York moors and Peak District) had the highest likelihood of harriers being illegally killed. More here >

Killed songbirds are sold via the black market to restaurants in the Republic of Cyprus for diners to eat. More here >

The Scottish Ornithologists' Club has announced the forthcoming launch of their first ever app 'Where to Watch Birds in Scotland'. More here >

The RSPB and Mark Avery have lost their legal challenge against Natural England's decision to issue licences to trial the so-called brood management scheme for Hen Harriers. More here >

Stuart Piner brings you a comprehensive roundup of the best birds from the last week from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has today confirmed Tony Juniper CBE as the new Chair of Natural England. More here >

A team of conservationists has successfully relocated threatened Seychelles Paradise Flycatchers to a different island to help prevent their extinction. More here >

The individual was ringed RSPB Hodbarrow nature reserve in Millom last year and was photographed 45km East of Cape Town recently. More here >

The call comes as a partnership is announced between the UK Government and the offshore wind sector. More here >

Fair Isle resident Eve Eunson set up the crowdfunder to help support the Parnaby family who lost their life's possessions in the fire. More here >

Lothian birder Gus Routledge reviews this new title covering South-east Scotland, a significant region for breeding, passage and wintering birds. More here >

The directors of the Obs have vowed that the world famous bird observatory will be rebuilt quickly following the devastating fire which completely destroyed the building on Sunday 10th March. More here >

Stuart Piner brings you a comprehensive roundup of the best birds from the last week from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

The Scottish Government has announced that legislation giving beavers legal protection will come into force later this year. More here >

The region is home to threatened birds such as the Red-faced Parrot and Masked Mountain-Tanager.
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