A brand new cot - a vessel for transporting livestock and machinery on and off the islands of Lower Lough Erne - has been launched by conservation charity RSPB NI. More here >

On some Galapagos Islands where human-introduced predators were eradicated, finches are still acting as though they are in danger. More here >

The newly published Atlas of Britain and Ireland's Larger Moths have revealed that our moths are on the move. More here >

Pre-Publication Offer: Thanks to our friends at WildSounds we can bring you this excellent pre-publication offer on this stunning new book. More here >

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

Researchers believe that pigeons lose their toes in greater numbers when there are more hairdressers in the area. More here >

New DNA study rejects the idea that Egyptians domesticated sacred ibis for ritual use. More here >

Data collected from electronic tags retrieved from 47 journeys made by the Farne Island Arctic Terns, has revealed for the first time how climate change might affect their behaviour. More here >

Chaotic mobs of jackdaws suddenly get organised once enough birds join in, new research shows. More here >

One of the UKss leading environmental campaigners, Craig Bennett, has been appointed as the new CEO of The Wildlife Trusts. More here >

This coming Wednesday we will say goodbye to our dear friend John Brodie Good. Details of his funeral can be found here for those wishing to attend, to pay their respects and to celebrate his life. More here >

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

Monarch butterflies are moving south through Texas on their annual autumn migration to overwintering sites in Central Mexico. More here >

Naya, the first wolf in Belgium for more than 100 years may have been killed . A £30,000 reward has been offered after presumed death due to hunters. More here >

On the 2nd of October, a Ruppell's Vulture was sighted and photographed in the area of Alcara Li Fusi by Michele Ungaro. More here >

Strategies have typically overlooked the habitats needed by females, putting already-declining species in even more peril, according to a new study. More here >

If climate change continues at its current rate, Emperor Penguins could disappear by 2100 due to loss of Antarctic sea ice. More here >

University of Exeter scientists estimate that 267,000 tonnes of fish was discarded in the North Sea in 2010 enough to feed 3.45 million birds. More here >

The Wild Bird Populations in the UK 1970-2018 report is an annual stocktake of a suite of species groups.
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David Campbell provides another comprehensive roundup of the week's birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

Scientists recorded thousands of Gannets commuting to and from the Bass Rock, in the outer part of the Firth of Forth in Eastern Scotland. More here >

Dara McAnulty has been awarded the RSPB Medal at the nature conservation charity's AGM in recognition of the Co Down teenager's contributions to conservation. More here >

Researchers have challenged the widely held idea that the costs of longer migratory flights are inevitably offset by benefits in the winter habitats. More here >

Gardens provide important space for our wildlife, but they could provide even more, according to preliminary results from Gardenwatch. More here >

Scientists have discovered why climate change may be contributing to the decline of some British butterflies and moths, such as Silver-studded Blue and High Brown Fritillary butterflies. More here >

Twenty-six environmental charities, NGOs and associations are calling on the government to end the scandal of burning on peatland. More here >

A flock of around 15 birds were spotted by members of BirdLife Malta but it seems likely that most of them were shot. More here >

Birder, WildWings founder and great friend to all of us here at RBA, sadly passed away on Tuesday 29th Oct, details of his funeral have now been released. More here >

The two birds are the latest in a long line to go missing in highly suspicious circumstances on grouse moors. More here >

Chris Batty provides another comprehensive roundup of the week's birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

Paul French's first autumn birding trip to Corvo in the Azores turns out to be a very memorable one, with amongst many American birds, the first Prothonotary Warbler for the Western Palearctic More here >

Will Scott recounts a fantastic time on Scilly this autumn, culminating in the finding of a Swainson's Thrush. More here >

Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) Alerts, highlight how well protected wetland sites in Great Britain and Northern Ireland are working for wintering waterbirds. More here >

On North Uist in the Western Isles Brian Rabbitts decides to look for migrants at Callernish and finds a delightful Myrtle Warbler More here >

Tom Hibbert describes finding a Bobolink on the English east coast in Lincolnshire. More here >

Mark Cornish describes finding Suffolk's first Two-barred Greenish Warbler on his first day out after having flu. More here >

Tim Vaughan recounts the ecstasy and agony of finding a Chestnut-eared Bunting that 'got away' on Scilly. More here >

The collision occurred on the line between Monzon and Binefar whilst the vultures were feeding on a wild boar carcass. More here >

Chris Batty rounds up another mega week of birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

As the exciting new era for bird recording gets up and running at Spurn there is news of the first UK Motus detection. More here >

Chris Townend describes finding a Rose-breasted Grosbeak on one of the less-watched islands, St.Martin's. More here >

Breeding patterns of birds such as blue tits are being altered as evenings in spring get warmer, researchers say. More here >

First spotted a decade ago the species has now been fully described and named to honour the people who live in and are working to protect its habitat. More here >

GPS tracking data reveals that the foraging activity of the European Nightjar more than doubles during moon-lit nights, and the birds then migrate simultaneously about 10 days after the full moon. More here >

Now recognized as the loudest in the world, bellbird calls have a sound pressure about three times that of screaming pihas, another Amazon species. More here >

With a little help from a herniated disc in his back, Phil Woollen makes the dream find of a male Siberian Rubythroat on Fetlar. More here >

Lewis Newman makes a quite unbelievable discovery in Bushy Park in London when he photographs a Common Nighthawk which was previously present in Northern Ireland. More here >

Following submission of his PhD, Andrew Tongue headed to Shetland for a two week trip in the hope of finding something rare... More here >

Jon Dunn rounds up another mega week of birds from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

The RSPB will bring birdsong to over five-million people by linking up with businesses and supporters to play birdsong around the UK on Thursday 17 October. More here >

Whilst on a visit to a vineyard on St.Martin's, Michael Knight and his wife spotted a small black-and-white bird they didn't recognise. More here >

This book explores the ecology of birds in winter, how they prepare for and survive the challenges of the non-breeding season. More here >

Birder and artist Ray Scally gets his hands on Opticron's new range of image stabilised binoculars.
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A caterpillar of the elusive Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth was found on Goss Moor National Nature Reserve near Victoria in late June. More here >

The most detailed report of its kind to date has turned theories about the effects of climate change upon birds on their head. More here >

Mary Colwell, conservationist and author, is the recipient of the 2019 WWT Marsh Award for Wetland Conservation, for her work in raising awareness of the plight of the curlew. More here >

On the back of Hurricane Lorenzo Anthony Mcgeehan heads to Inishbofin on Ireland's west coast in search of nearctic vagrants and gets a mega reward. More here >

Would all the hype live up to expectations this week, as the the remnants of Hurricane Lorenzo struck? You bet it would! More here >

Research shows that proximity to paths and roads increases stress in White-tailed Sea Eagles.
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Sir David Attenborough has made a short film with the charity to provide answers to the State of Nature partnership's latest warnings of wildlife declines in the UK. More here >

Faced with a soaring population of noisy Monk Parakeets city authorities in Madrid said they have decided to take steps to cut their numbers.
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Leading professionals from more than 70 wildlife organisations and government agencies present the clearest picture to date of the status of our species.
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A total of 50 headstarted Curlews released at WWT Slimbridge in July could up sticks this winter..
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Pine Martens have been reintroduced to England for the first time following near extinction - to the Forest of Dean, in Gloucestershire.
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Ireland's first Least Bittern is found in Kerry but dies shortly afterwards, Anthony O'Connor picks up the story.
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A super busy week from Shetland to Scilly. Highlights included two firsts for Wales, on Shetland a brace of rare shrikes and further afield a first for France. More here >

Sam Prettyman describes finding a first for Wales with with Lewis Hooper on Bardsey Island.
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As temperatures rise, desert birds need more water to cool off at the same time as deserts are becoming drier, setting some species up for a severe crash, if not extinction. More here >

Researchers working in Malaysian Borneo are learning that songbirds change how they sing in tropical forests degraded by selective logging. More here >

Conservationists may have found a shortcut in the race to save some of the Earth's threatened species.
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The Chilean Government has introduced new fishing regulations making the use of mitigation measures mandatory to help save seabirds. More here >

An independent panel of leading scientists, reviewing the impact of the BTO's scientific work, has recognised the charity's remarkable impact on both policy and on practice. More here >

Liv Woodburn, wife of Northumberland birder Gary Woodburn, needs urgent life-saving surgery and you can help by taking part in a birdrace this October More here >

Kris Webb tells how his good friend found a Blue Rock Thrush on the Isles of Scilly, the second for the archipelago. More here >

Numerous recent sightings of a moth that became extinct in the UK in the 1960s, suggest that it has recolonised and is now breeding across southern Britain. More here >

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

Jim Almond looks back on a memorable 12 days spent on St. Mary's when he took part in 10 Scilly Pelagic sessions from the 8th to 18th August 2019. More here >

The 2019 survey results for Corncrakes, one of Scotland's rarest breeding birds, reinforce the vulnerability of the species RSPB Scotland has warned. More here >

Is it that time already? It's just a few weeks until The Filey & Flamborough Ringing and Migration Week, and its free for all! More here >

The study is the first to investigate why large groups of Shags, known as 'rafts', dive together at sea. More here >

The Bahama Nuthatch was previously thought to have gone extinct after Hurricane Matthew in 2016, until its rediscovery last year. More here >

New research led by the University of East Anglia shows how global warming could reduce the mating activity and success of grassland birds such as Little Bustard. More here >

The results show tremendous losses across diverse groups of birds and habitats, from iconic songsters such as meadowlarks, migrants such as swallows and garden birds including sparrows. More here >

The young Helmsley-born Griffon Vulture, christened 'Vicki', is now fully grown and has been accepted into the Vulture Conservation Foundation's release programme in Sardinia. More here >

Jon Dunn rounds up another week of birds from Britain and the WP, highlights included Common Nighthawk, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler, Little Crake and Broad-billed Roller. More here >

Researchers found 5,228 birds of 129 species during a 2017 inventory and 7,258 birds of 144 species a year later in two of Bali's largest bird markets. More here >

Using controlled dosing researchers were able to confirm a cause and effect between neonicotinoid exposures and delayed migration, not just a correlation. More here >

The Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth was previously found on 12 sites across Wales, but four new sites have been discovered this year, including in the Brecon Beacons. More here >

In just three weeks this summer, nearly half a million Painted Lady butterflies were counted as part of the 10th UK-wide Big Butterfly Count, run by Butterfly Conservation. More here >

DNA tests have proven the extinct bird unique to the Canary Islands is actually almost identical to types commonly found in the UK and throughout Europe. More here >

Free entry to the Oriental Bird Club (OBC) Autumn Meeting Sat 21st Sept. All welcome, great talks and fab curry, at Cley village hall, Norfolk. Starts 10:30am More here >

Government agrees to examine impact of shooting industry's release of 50m non-native birds following crowd-funded legal challenge. More here >

Jonny Rankin and Nick Moran completed a 160mile bike ride in 12 hours and the following morning ran a marathon, to raise money for Turtle Dove conservation. More here >

Jon Dunn rounds another week of birding from around Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic. More here >

Individual geese have mostly decided to change to the new route, and that other, predominantly younger geese, now learn the new habit from each other. More here >

This year the RSPB is celebrating the Bitterns' best year since records began, with over 100 male Bitterns recorded booming on the charity's reserves. More here >

New research by BTO shows that Lesser Black-backed Gulls breeding in Britain could be vulnerable to collisions with wind turbines. More here >

One of the world's most elusive birds, is on the brink of extinction, according to a new study by a Fauna & Flora International (FFI) team in Myanmar. More here >

Researchers have shed new light on how some geese can fly high for long periods of time, according to a study published today in eLife.. More here >

An exciting, new, generously sponsored programme, to develop leadership, compassion and practical skills through awards of experiences and equipment worth over £1,600 per person. More here >