While checking his local patch on the way back from the local shop, Simon Craft finds a beautiful first-winter Ross's Gull. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back on the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

RSPB NI has revealed the results of its Curlew breeding season in 2022 which saw the number of Curlew chicks successfully fledging in one area more than double in one year. More here >

The Wildlife Trusts are embarking on an ambitious new project to restore British rainforests thanks to £38 million of funding from Aviva. More here >

The UK Government must require re-evaluation of nature loss and compensation say The Wildlife Trusts. More here >

Small Red-eyed Damselfly, a species that came to the UK from Europe, poses a minimal risk to native damselflies and dragonflies, new research shows. More here >

The endangered Bahama Warbler may be surviving on just one island following Hurricane Dorian's devastation in 2019, according to researchers at the University of East Anglia. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back on the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

The government's environment improvement plan pledges to restore 500,000 hectares of wildlife-rich habitat but many say it will fail it its objectives. More here >

For the first-ever time in Cyprus, prosecuting authorities issued a large fine for poisoning and killing wild birds. it represents a big step forward for a country blighted by wildlife crime. More here >

The Panel was established as an independent body dedicated to the monitoring of the UK's rare breeding birds with the first meeting taking place in the spring of 1973. More here >

The RSPB is urging the public to look out for early nesting birds and to give them a helping hand, as concerns grow that milder winters could change the breeding habits. More here >

Figures reveal 2022 was another successful year for the Common Crane - with numbers bouncing back since their UK extinction. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back on the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

Findings from a new paper have identified the first ever report of Pallas's Cat on Mount Everest, in the Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal. More here >

Popular fireworks should be replaced with cleaner drone and laser light shows to avoid the highly damaging impact on wildlife. More here >

Researchers have shown that songbirds can tell when the risk of predation by a common predator is highest, depending on season and geography. More here >

Researchers are now beginning to unravel some of the mysteries surrounding these unique birds, including what allows them to survive at elevations of up to 14,000ft. More here >

A team of scientists have studied the role parental care plays in the development and evolution of brain size. More here >

Two birders are walking 61 miles in two days to raise money for the British Trust for Ornithology's Avian Influenza Appeal. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back on the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

While birding and beachcombing on the north-west coast of Barra, Bruce Taylor discovers the island's first Harlequin Duck. More here >

RBA launches crowdfunder to help RSPB Investigations team in their fight against raptor persecution. More here >

Chris Batty looks back on the first half of 2022 and discusses the best birds found across Britain and Ireland. More here >

Dick Filby will be heading to the remote mountains of northern India at the end of February and for any RBA subscribers looking for a last-minute holiday, this trip offers a fantastic opportunity to see some incredible wildlife. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back on the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

Hummingbirds are the only bird species that can fly not only forwards, but also backwards or sideways. More here >

A new study presents the first comprehensive map of autumn stopover hotspots of landbirds for the eastern United States. More here >

The artwork was discovered at Amarna and has a rare depiction of birds in a wild papyrus marsh with no signs of human activity. More here >

A new study has found that birds build hanging-nests, particularly those with extended entrance tunnels, to help protect offspring against nest invaders like snakes and parasitic cuckoos. More here >

The incident is believed to have happened in October 2022 and officers have recently come into possession of images of two men they would like to speak to. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back on the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

Prior research has shown that self-awareness is rare in the animal kingdom up to now, only a few mammals, some birds and some fish have been found to have it. More here >

Suffolk Police's Rural, Wildlife and Heritage Team have described an egg collection seized in Halesworth as vast. More here >

A more strategic approach to wildlife-friendly farming schemes is required to recover England's farmland bird populations, according to a new study led by the RSPB. More here >

Paul Allen who worked on the Shaftesbury estate, pleaded pleaded guilty to possession of six dead Common Buzzards as well as other crimes. More here >

David Thorns describes how a new year visit to Sovereign Harbour to look for ducks, grebes or divers turned up something totally unexpected. More here >

Lincolnshire Police have issued an appeal for information following the gruesome discovery at Ewerby Thorpe near Sleaford. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back on the festive fortnight and rings in 2023 with some great birds for Britain and Ireland. More here >

Researchers have found that Wandering Albatrosses with older partners spend less time on foraging trips than those with more sprightly partners so that their mate has a shorter wait without food. More here >

This year's survey results, which were announced by RSPB Scotland this week, revealed another record increase in Corn Bunting numbers in Fife and Angus. More here >

The outbreak was first detected in November and without a vaccine, the disease will keep decimating Red Squirrels. More here >

Diving birds like penguins, puffins and cormorants may be more prone to extinction than non-diving birds, according to a new study. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back on the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland, and the Western Palearctic, with Lothian headlining this week. More here >

The latest Hen Harrier killings have come to light some six months after the chicks were killed on a grouse moor withing the National Park. More here >

The African Bird Club (ABC) has been developing a free birding app 'Birds of Africa' as an identification guide. More here >

Just over 40 years ago the species was on the brink of extinction with just seven individuals known to exist. More here >

A new study from the BTO which collated 100 years of data, suggests significant and previously undetected declines in UK earthworm abundance could have occurred. More here >

The timing and location of the flightless moult of Puffins has long been a mystery to scientists because it occurs when Puffins are far from land and out of sight. More here >

Researchers have found that human-made noise pollution causes robins living in rural areas to become more physically aggressive. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back on the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland, and the Western Palearctic, with Lothian headlining this week. More here >

Researchers have undertaken a major review of Madagascar's biodiversity, evaluated the threats facing it and looked at future opportunities for conservation and restoration. More here >

Restoring and rewilding islands provides benefits to terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystems. More here >

The latest assessment of the status of all 220 species of bird that regularly occur in Wales, shows that 60 species are now of 'highest conservation concern'. More here >

Numbers of threatened birds are higher at survey sites with greater levels of coverage by protected area designations, especially those that have the highest levels of protection. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back on the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland, and the Western Palearctic. More here >

Cinereous Vultures are returning to the area burned over the summer at the Monfrague National Park in Extremadura, Spain. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back on the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland, and the Western Palearctic, headlined by a late Myrtle Warbler on Scilly. More here >

The European Robin is more closely related to the Afrotropical White-browed Robin-Chat than to the east Asian Japanese Robin, despite the close similarity in appearance. More here >

A new study finds that bird species with extreme or uncommon combinations of traits face the highest risk of extinction. More here >

Scientists tracked Arctic migratory geese in Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands over the New Year period to examine the long-term impact of fireworks. More here >

A new study led by Swansea University has shown how the flight of birds can offer a meteorological insight into fine scale environmental conditions. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back on the week's best birds from around Britain, Ireland, and the Western Palearctic. More here >

The absence of nature's recovery in the Government's Autumn Statement puts future prosperity at risk says The Wildlife Trusts. More here >

Geolocator tracking has revealed, for the first time, the West African wintering grounds of UK-breeding Wood Warblers, which have seen their numbers crash by two-thirds since 1995. More here >

Plans for an 'unworkable' tidal barrage on the Wash estuary in East Anglia have been put forward, despite the significant risks such a development would pose. More here >

A study suggests that Great Bustards may be actively seeking out two plants with compounds that can kill pathogens. More here >

Scientists leading an expedition in eastern Papua New Guinea have made a stunning avian discovery on Fergusson Island. More here >

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

The release of captive-bred mouflons into the wild can help promote the survival of Bearded Vultures in Corsica - but how are the two connected? More here >

A bird, not seen or heard in over 40 years in the state of Victoria in South Australia, has been rediscovered as part of a field survey. More here >

After finding a Rufous-tailed Robin in 2019 Andrew Tongue adds Siberian Rubythroat to his list of rare chat finds during his autumn 2022 birding trip to Sheltand. More here >

According to a new study, birds attracted by the glow of artificial light at night are drawn into areas where they are also exposed to higher concentrations of airborne toxic chemicals. More here >

The RSPB is opening new cafes at four of its nature reserves, as part of its efforts to drive community engagement and connections to nature across the UK. More here >

Protected birds of prey continue to be illegally shot, trapped and poisoned in high numbers - according to the RSPB's latest Birdcrime report. More here >

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

Could creating more mud become as important as tree planting in fight against climate change?. More here >

The seventh annual Martin Garner Spurn Young Birder event took place at this autumn's Spurn Migration Festival in East Yorkshire. More here >

Culling will take place in Bucks and Notts for the first time and the 2022 cull season could see up to 68,000 badgers killed. More here >

Experts from 13 countries declare their concern on the planned installation of wind farms in one of the world's biggest colonies of Eleonora's Falcon. More here >

Durham Constabulary has released a statement following a search for a missing satellite-tagged Hen Harrier in an area close to Hamsterley Forest. More here >

The latest annual survey of calling male Corncrakes in Scotland stands at 824, which is down from 1289 in 2014. More here >

East Anglia hosted Alpine Accentors in Norfolk and Suffolk and along the east coast, a remarkable number of Pallid Swifts were recorded. More here >

The new owl has been named after a former parrot harvester from Príncipe Island and now a ranger of its natural park whose local knowledge was integral to the discovery. More here >

A Facebook picture of the animal caught by a cat led to the identification of the first non-native mammal to be established in the UK since 1920. More here >

Away from Shetland Pechora Pipit remains a 'proper rare' so Kris Webb was delighted to find one at Content Lane on St.Mary's. More here >

For the first time since 1975 the species failed to breed in the UK with only three females and six males were reported. More here >

On a day out on the Suffolk coast in the hope of finding something good, Mark Cornish was rewarded with an Alpine Accentor at Slaughden near Aldeburgh. More here >

Spurn Bird obs has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, organised and capable individual to run the day-to-day management at the observatory. More here >

Christoper O'Sullivan finds Ireland's second Isabelline Wheatear and unblocked a 'blocker' for a whole new generation of Irish birders. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back at another epic week for rare birds across Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

A new analysis of old data has looked to discover the reasons behind the unusual nesting habits of the endangered Erect-crested Penguins. More here >

Britain's declining waders have been given a boost thanks to new 'sensitivity maps' developed by scientists from the BTO. More here >

The RSPB has elected a new President and announced its first-ever Ambassadors at the charity's 131st Annual General Meeting on Saturday 15th October. More here >

A population of the endangered mammals living in Formby, Merseyside, have uniquely shaped lower jaws, possibly as the result of being fed softer foods. More here >

A herd of bison released into woodland near Canterbury, Kent, have surprised conservationists by giving birth to a calf. More here >

Zoologists from Trinity College Dublin have identified a new species of sunbird, the Wakatobi Sunbird, which lives on the tiny Wakatobi Islands in central Indonesia. More here >

Jon Dunn looks back at another amazing week for rare birds across Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic, headlined by a Blackburnian Warbler in Scilly. More here >

John Judge is rewarded for his regular visits to Bryher with the finding of a truly iconic American landbird, a Blackburnian Warbler. More here >

Steve Keightley describes how he and Bert Mitchell arrived at the car park in Scousburgh, Shetland, and found Britain's first Least Bittern. More here >