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Serial egg collector Matthew Gonshaw, of Bow, has become the first person in England to receive an ASBO for crimes against nature. He is also believed to be the first person to be receive an ASBO restricting him from visiting Scotland. More >

The RSPB is warning that if the drought situation continues, it could spell potential disaster for wildlife. More >

Zino's Petrel was Europe's rarest seabird even before a ravaging wild fire hit the heart of Madeira's central massif, where this globally endangered bird breeds. More >

An unusually high number of Reed Buntings gathering at a nature reserve in Cambridgeshire is the result of conservation efforts by local farmers, experts believe. More >

In the first of a series of regular pieces Mike Youdale of Caerlaverock WWT, gives a wardens eye view of the day-to-day comings and goings at one of the countries prime nature reserves. More >

Huge numbers of birds have swept into gardens over the last few days, the latest results from the BTO's Garden BirdWatch survey reveal. More >

A multiagency operation investigating alleged crimes against Peregrine falcons has been launched across four police areas in England and Wales. More >

Want to run? Want to help Britain's birds? Want to support one of the country's biggest bird charities? Then the Brighton marathon could be just the right event for you. More >

Over half a million people will be taking part in the world's biggest wildlife survey this weekend, the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch (28-29 January). More >

One of the country's most popular and internationally important nature reserves is now coming under RSPB ownership. More >

What promises to be one of the most exciting events in the birding calendar is set to launch this spring, with the inaugural Scottish Birdfair taking place on 19-20 May. More >

Ale drinkers have helped to raise £2,700 to protect wildlife habitats across Norfolk by drinking more than a quarter of a million pints in the last year. More >

Large numbers of seabirds continue to be killed as by-catch by Cornish fishermen, it has been revealed. More >

Stopping the introduction of Pike into Scottish lochs could help ensure the future of one of Scotland's rarest birds, according to research by RSPB Scotland. More >

An appeal has been launched to help rid the breeding colonies of Argentina's Endangered Hooded Grebe of introduced American Mink. More >

Five satellite tracked Cuckoos are revealing their migratory secrets in deepest West Africa. More >

The whole Mediterranean region has now got a comprehensive conservation strategy in place, owing to a new international collaboration. More >

The EU Environment Council in Brussels has shown its true colours by favouring the short term interests of farm lobbyists over long-term biodiversity gains. More >

Deer may be affecting some bird species on far larger scales than previously appreciated, new research has found. More >

North America reports a significant influx of Snowy Owls into the Lower 48, way south of their usual wintering grounds. More >

Cooked turkey fat should NOT be fed to birds as it is extremely dangerous and could even kill them. More >

The festive holly branches of Christmas also benefit our birdlife in the cold winter months. More >

Thirteen Spoon-billed Sandpipers, one of the world's most endangered birds, have now completed their quarantine and been moved to WWT Slimbridge. More >

For 3 years a ringing team from Spitsbergen, Svalbard have been colour ringing Purple Sandpipers in a hope to find out the wintering distribution of breeding birds. More >

Matthew Gonshaw (49) of Cherrywood Close, Bow in East London, has extended his infamy for being Britain's most imprisoned egg collector by being sentenced to yet another jail term, for six months, following conviction for stealing and possessing wild birds eggs, including those of some of the rarest and most threatened birds in the UK. More >

2011 has proved another record breaking year for breeding pairs of Scotland's largest bird of prey. White-tailed Eagles soared to new heights despite heavy storms throughout the 2011 breeding season. More >

Over £100,000 has been made by this campaign since 2004. Save your Christmas Stamps again this year to Save Albatrosses. Find out how easily you can make a difference>

North America's 2nd ever Red-flanked Bluetail outside of Alaska was found this week in California. Read the finders' account More >

Widespread declines in the numbers of seaduck in the Baltic are alarming conservationists. More >

David Alexander Whitefield pleaded guilty to poisoning four Common Buzzards using the lethal, banned pesticide Alphachloralose, while employed at a Culter Allers Estate in South Lanarkshire in 2009. . More >

According to official figures, Turtle Dove is now Britain's most threatened farmland bird. More >

In the latest stage of the inspiring project to save the Spoon-billed Sandpiper from extinction, the first batch of birds have arrived in the UK. Read the latest from the team and watch some fantastic footage of the birds arriving at Heathrow's animal reception centre. More >

Exactly a century ago, the barbaric acts of putting baits laced with deadly poisons out into the countryside to kill wildlife was outlawed. Yet despite this, a new report, published today by the RSPB, shows that this practice remains a major problem for the UK's birds of prey. More>

We are delighted to announce that our new birdnews App is now live and available for download from the App Store More>

The ongoing toll of migrant birds in Cyprus has topped a new benchmark this autumn, as over one million have been illegally trapped and killed already this autumn. More>

Tanzania's Director of Environment has affirmed that there will be no soda ash mining at Lake Natron without addressing the concerns of conservationists. More>

An RSPB study looking at bird numbers in England has revealed that bird populations in south east England are showing the worst declines. More>

Red-backed Shrikes, once extinct in Britain, bred again on Dartmoor this summer, the second successive year of breeding in Devon this century. More>

The term 'birdbrain' may take on a whole new meaning as a study has found a link between the size of a songbird's brain and the complexity of its songs. More>

Four Golden Eagles, the most recorded in a single year, were among 29 birds illegally poisoned last year, according to an RSPB report. More>

Staff at one of Natural England's flagship reserves are celebrating the return and successful breeding of eight Spoonbill pairs. 14 young have successfully fledged this year, up from six last year, and is just rewards for the hard work and dedication of the reserve staff. More>

Two formerly widespread British nesting birds have now become so scarce their numbers will be monitored by a special panel of experts charting the UK's rarest breeding birds. More>

Whilst the human cost and devastation to infrastructure caused by Hurricane Irene is still being counted along the eastern seaboard of the United States, expat birder Angus Wilson describes the avian fallout in upstate New York. More>

The natural world contains about 8.7 million species, according to a new estimate described by scientists as the most accurate ever. More>

The BTO recently received a recovery of a ringed Roseate Tern in a breeding colony in New Hampshire in the USA. More>

An oil leak at the Shell-operated Gannet Alpha platform in the North Sea could have devastating effects on the wildlife in the area, the RSPB has warned. More>

Sixteen White-tailed Eagles have been released at a secret location in Fife, as the East Scotland Sea Eagle project's reintroduction scheme enters its penultimate year. More>

With the Premier League kicking off this weekend the RSPB is asking people to think about the threats facing rainforests and calling for support to help save and protect them and all their wonderful wildlife. More>

BirdLife Malta today filed reports with MEPA and the Gozo Police over the find of four dead Cory's Shearwater dumped on top of the Gharb cliffs last weekend. The birds were found by a member of the public who photographed them and contacted BirdLife Malta. More >

The second of four in Bob Flood and Ashley Fisher's comprehensive multimedia guide to the Seabirds of the North Atlantic is now on sale. More >

A campaign has been launched by BirdWatch Ireland to raise funds for the country's declining Irish Curlew population. More >

Whooper Swans have unexpectedly bred in southern England as a result of an injured female and a devoted mate. More >

Wildlife is set to be threatened by the biggest overhaul of the English planning system in a generation. More >

Conservationists have feared that Syria's current political unrest may have affected the fortunes of the Northern Bald Ibis, currently the most threatened bird in the Middle East with just one breeding pair left. More >

Just published research gives an idea of the amazing numbers of waterbirds using Britain's wetlands in winter, many estimated for the first time. More >

Chris Collins, tour leader for Wildwings, describes the moment when he discoverd a previously unknown population of one of the World's rarest birds. More >

The expedition to save the Spoon-billed Sandpiper has received a huge boost in the shape of two newly hatched chicks, the first time ever the species has been born in captivity. The team are hoping that this will be the start of the long road to recovery for the enigmatic wader. More >

Egg theft of protected birds of prey has been linked to a centre which runs the recovery programme for the Spanish Imperial Eagle and swindled subsidies from the Junta de Andalucia. More >

A pan-European conference has revealed the shocking truth about Europe's bird trappers. BirdLife Partners from 38 European countries have gathered information about the illegal killing and trapping of birds that occur in their countries, and the results were presented at a European Conference. More >

The RSPB has teamed up with environmental funder SITA Trust and Dartmoor National Park Authority in an attempt to stem the decline of the Ring Ouzel in Dartmoor. More >

More wetlands need to be created across the UK to safeguard wildlife and human health and prosperity, according to leading experts. More >

An Emperor Penguin which was found on a New Zealand beach and subsequently taken into care is still undergoing surgical procedures to pump its stomach of sand and fluid, but vets say it is continuing to make good progress. More >

Capturing birds in mist nets is one of the most common research methods in field ornithology, but until now, the risks mist nets pose to birds were largely unknown. The first large-scale study into the technique finds little risk to birds. More >

A team from the WWT have started collecting Spoon-billed Sandpiper eggs in a desperate attempt to secure a viable future for the unique wader. More >

16 White-tailed Eagle chicks, gifted to Scotland from Norway as part of a major reintroduction project, have been settling into their temporary home at a secret location in Scotland. More >

Chick-eating rodents will be removed from a British World Heritage Site in the South Pacific to save the endemic Henderson Petrel from extinction More >

A just-published survey conducted in 2008 by RSPB Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage on the island of Mousa, Shetland, recorded an estimated 11,800 pairs - a huge increase on the 5,400 found in 1996. More >

For only the second time in recorded history an Emperor Penguin has turned up in New Zealand after being found on Peka Peka Beach on the Kapiti Coast. More >

The world's largest falcon, the fast, taloned gyrfalcon, is a secret seabird, scientists have discovered. Gyrfalcons living in the high Arctic overwinter out at sea, spending long periods living and hunting on pack ice. More >

The economic benefits delivered by White-tailed Eagles on the Scottish island of Mull have more than tripled in just five years. More >

A Derbyshire gamekeeper has been found guilty of attempting to illegally trap and kill birds of prey, following a 10 day trial. More >

Britain's third ever, and first twitchable, White-throated Robin was found this morning (6-Jun-2011) at Hartlepool Headland. The bird, initially thought to have been a Red-flanked Bluetail, has been trapped+released and has been seen in the area around the bowling green on and off since. More >

An international team of conservationists has flown out to the Russian Far East on an emergency mission to help save one of the worlds rarest birds from extinction. The Spoon-billed Sandpiper is a unique and remarkable bird, but its shocking drop in numbers indicates likely extinction within a decade if urgent action is not taken. More >

A new project has now begun to track the foraging movements of eastern Atlantic seabirds, to help site for marine protection areas. More >

Scientists in Sweden carrying out research on the migration routes of Great Snipe have made some unexpected and amazing discoveries. One bird was found to have travelled over 4,200 miles in just 3.5 days travelling at speeds of 60mph. More >

As Malta continues to ignore EU conservation legislation, the largest flock of White Storks ever recorded on the islands has been shot at several times by hunters, with some being killed and others seriously injured. More >

A member of a shooting party has become the first person in England to be convicted of shooting a bird with lead shot. Simon Quince, of Hemingfield, Barnsley, shot a young mute swan on an organised pheasant shoot at Spellow Grange, near Minskip, North Yorkshire. More >

After the driest April on record, and more dry weather forecasted, birds like house martins and swallows are struggling to find enough sticky mud for their nests. The RSPB is urging people to make damp mud available for birds that desperately need it to make nests for the breeding season. More >

Every year thousands, perhaps millions, of young birds are eaten alive by rats on South Georgia. 50 tonnes of rodenticide has been successfully spread by helicopter in the first stage of a massive eradication programme. More >

More > The spate of wildfires across the UK has prompted the RSPB to issue a warning about the risks of fire to threatened ground-nesting birds. More >

More > The potential impact of wind farms on barnacle geese has led experts at WWT to fit GPS satellite tags to five birds to determine their precise movements as they migrate.

More > A record number of Red Kites were spotted during this year's RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, confirming the bird's reintroduction success.

More > The Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, Oriental Turtle Dove has raised some £3,000 for conservation, with the money being donated to BirdLife Malta to help with the organisation's fight to stop illegal hunting on the islands.

Go to article Bringing coppiced woodlands back to our countryside will help threatened birds including Nightingales and Willow Warblers.

Go to article One of Scotland's most iconic species, Capercaillie, remains seriously under threat, according to newly released figures from RSPB Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH).

Go to article The State of Birds in Wales 2010 report, published on 11 April 2011, shows that several bird species in Wales are declining at an alarming rate. The study is joint publication by RSPB Cymru, the Welsh Ornithological Society, Countryside Council for Wales, the BTO and the WWT.

Go to article The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded the RSPB a grant of over £300,000 to help secure the future of the Hen Harrier as a breeding bird in England.

Go to article 'Saving Spoony's Chinese Wetlands', BirdLife's project to save two key resting and feeding sites used by Critically Endangered Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China, has been selected to receive a $100,000 grant by The Walt Disney Company.

Go to article Hundreds of oil-soaked Northern Rockhopper Penguins in the South Atlantic have now been put into "rehab" by Tristan Islanders facing a race against the clock to help save the endangered species.

Go to article Preliminary DNA analysis of the Eastern Yellow Wagtail at Colyford, Devon on 4th-19th Dec 2010 has shown that it was a male of the eastern tscutschensis /taivana /macronyx group, genetically most similar to tschutschensis

Go to article 1,047,092 birds were ringed in 2010 by BTO volunteer ringers – the first time the million mark has been achieved in Britain and Ireland in a single year, giving a tremendous boost for bird conservation.

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Go to article As the human catastrophe from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan continues to unfold the impact on Wildlife is also being counted. Tens of thousands of seabirds have been killed or displaced on Pacific atolls including Midway.

Go to article The Birdfair/RSPB Research Fund for Endangered Birds has announced its latest round of grants benefiting some of the world’s most threatened birds.

Go to article An illustrated report from the 2010 WildWings Colorado Tour, includes some stunning photos from the famous Leks. Just two places remain on the upcoming 2011 departure.

Go to article The annual results of the BTO’s Garden BirdWatch have just been published, and movements of Bullfinch, Reed Bunting, Redwing and Fieldfare into gardens have been recorded.

Go to article Back in January an expert team that included WWT scientists headed out to Bulgaria to catch wild Red-breasted Geese in the wintering grounds for the first time.

Go to article A new study, exploring the causes of population change in upland waders, has found that no single cause is connected with recent decreases in populations.

Go to article A new report by the UK's nature conservation co-ordinator on hen harriers in the UK says that persecution is a significant factor limiting growth of the hen harrier population.