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| Weekly birding roundup: 22 - 28 Feb (Weekly Roundup) |
After a long hiatus our regular roundup writer Mark Golley is back in the hotseat, rounding up the week's best birds, in his own unique style.
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| Written by: Mark Golley (01 Mar 2017) | |
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| Behind bars and singing for survival (Conservation News) |
A new TRAFFIC report has documented over 14,000 birds for sale in shops in Singapore over four days, 70% of them species non-native or formerly native to the country.
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| Written by: TRAFFIC (22 Feb 2017) | |
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| Weekly birding roundup: 15 - 21 Feb (Weekly Roundup) |
The best bird of the week by far was yet another Pacific Diver, otherwise white-winged gulls continued to make the headlines, with Iceland Gulls now increasingly prominent.
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| Written by: Andy Stoddart (22 Feb 2017) | |
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| Using low-cost drones to monitor songbirds (Research) |
Drones can now be used to monitor small birds via sound recordings and despite some drawbacks, they potential to become an important tool for ecologists and land managers.
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| Written by: The Auk (16 Feb 2017) | |
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| Butterflies declining faster in urban areas (Conservation News) |
Butterflies are declining more rapidly in urban areas than in the countryside, a study published in the journal Ecological Indicators has revealed.
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| Written by: Butterfly Conservation (16 Feb 2017) | |
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| Weekly birding roundup: 8 - 14 Feb (Weekly Roundup) |
| There were few signs of spring from the birds and the week's news was dominated by a new Siberian Accentor, the continued mass presence of white-winged gulls. More here > |
| Written by: Andy Stoddart (15 Feb 2017) | |
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| Twenty years of National Nest Box Week (Conservation News) |
Feb 14th marks the start of the 20th annual National Nestbox Week, organised by the BTO. Many species are are struggling after a very poor 2016 so now is the time to put up a box.
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| Written by: BTO (10 Feb 2017) | |
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| Weekly birding roundup: 1 - 7 Feb (Weekly Roundup) |
a great selection of winter fare, particularly Glaucous and Iceland Gulls and Tundra Bean and White-fronted Geese, and, in our common birds, the first signs of spring.
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| Written by: Andy Stoddart (08 Feb 2017) | |
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| Book of the Week (Book Of The Week) |
Field Guide to the Birds of South America: Passerines
WildSounds & Books have a half price offer on the new edition of this extremely useful field guide.
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| Written by: Rare Bird Alert (02 Feb 2017) | |
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| Helping farmers create a safe zone for vultures (Press report) |
In a bid to secure Zambia's Chisamba Important Bird and Biodiversity Area, a safe haven for endangered vultures, BirdWatch Zambia has educated farm owners, managers and workers on why it is important to protect natural habitats from man-made threats.
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| Written by: BirdLife (02 Feb 2017) | |
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| Weekly birding roundup: 25 - 31 Jan (Weekly Roundup) |
A mixed winter bag this week included the discovery of a Red-flanked Bluetail in Wales, another Pine Bunting in Kent and some top drawer lingering rarities.
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| Written by: Andy Stoddart (01 Feb 2017) | |
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| Weekly birding roundup: 18 - 24 Jan (Weekly Roundup) |
The week saw a number of exciting new discoveries and a growing, and now very impressive list, of major rarities scattered around the country.
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| Written by: Andy Stoddart (25 Jan 2017) | |
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| BOU to adopt IOC World Bird List (British List) |
From 1 January 2018 the BOU will adopt the International Ornithological Congress (IOC) World Bird List for all its taxonomic needs, including the British List.
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| Written by: BOU (20 Jan 2017) | |
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| Book of the Week: 18 Jan (Book Of The Week) |
This week's BOTW is in fact two books! The forthcoming Crossbill Guides for Eastern and Western Andalucia. You can save £4 on each with our pre-publication offer.
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| Written by: Rare Bird Alert (18 Jan 2017) | |
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| Weekly birding roundup: 11 - 17 Jan (Weekly Roundup) |
The best new rarities of the week were a Black-throated Thrush in Yorkshire and a Lesser White-fronted Goose in Essex. The wintry weather meant the continued influx of Glaucous Gulls.
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| Written by: Andy Stoddart (18 Jan 2017) | |
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| Book of the Week: 11 Jan (Book Of The Week) |
Identification of European Non-Passerines: A BTO Field Guide. Identification, ageing and sexing of over 153 non-passerine species, completely revised from the 1993 edition.
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| Written by: Rare Bird Alert (11 Jan 2017) | |
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| Weekly birding roundup: 4 - 10 Jan (Weekly Roundup) |
Another very busy week as we get into 2017 proper. The Blue Rock Thrush remained in Gloucestershire whilst white-winged gulls also featured and Waxwings continued their push south.
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| Written by: Andy Stoddart (11 Jan 2017) | |
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| Weekly birding roundup: 21 Dec - 3 Jan (Weekly Roundup) |
Our first roundup of 2017 covering the Christmas and New Year fortnight. A Blue Rock Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire was the standout bird of the period but there was plenty more besides.
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| Written by: Andy Stoddart (04 Jan 2017) | |
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| Raptors at Risk (Conservation News) |
RSPB Scotland has expressed concern at SNH’s response to their recent consultation on the general licences that permit the killing of some species of protected birds under certain circumstances.
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| Written by: RSPB (04 Jan 2017) | |
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| The Cuckoo - the uninvited guest (Book review) |
Andy Stoddart reviews this new book from a team of Czech, Norwegian and German ornithologists and a Czech photographer which includes some breathtaking images of this enigmatic species.
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| Written by: Andy Stoddart (21 Dec 2016) | |
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| Weekly birding roundup: 14 - 20 Dec (Weekly Roundup) |
The flow of new rarities continued unabated with some fabulous discoveries. Alongside the lingerers, these produced what must be one of the best pre-Christmas rarity line-ups ever.
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| Written by: Andy Stoddart (21 Dec 2016) | |
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| Azores Bullfinch on road to recovery (Conservation News) |
The Azores Bullfinch is continuing it's recovery from near extinction, and although the population is edging towards the symbolic 1,000 mark it's future is still uncertain.
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| Written by: BirdLife (20 Dec 2016) | |
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| Deforestation affecting bird evolution (Research) |
| A study of the Ecuadorian Tapaculo, an Endangered passerine with only a handful of small, isolated and rapidly declining populations, found that wing shape differed according to the fragmentation of their habitat. More here > |
| Written by: World Land Trust (20 Dec 2016) | |
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| Weekly birding roundup: 7 - 13 Dec (Weekly Roundup) |
A one day Slate-coloured Junco in Essex was the best new bird of the week, but the continued presence of the Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire will be the highlight for most.
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| Written by: Andy Stoddart (14 Dec 2016) | |
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| Can Bird Feeders Do More Harm Than Good? (Research) |
Researchers have identified that American Robin nests are less successful in areas where there are bird feeders and ask the question, are we doing more harm than good by feeding garden birds?
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| Written by: Phys.Org (09 Dec 2016) | |
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| Weekly birding roundup: 30 Nov - 6 Dec (Weekly Roundup) |
Britain's 12th ever Dusky Thrush is found in Derbyshire and draws big mid-week crowds. Elsewhere Masked Wagtail and Eastern Black Redstarts share the limelight.
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| Written by: Andy Stoddart (07 Dec 2016) | |
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| Weekly birding roundup: 23 - 29 Nov (Weekly Roundup) |
It was a relatively quiet week by recent standards, that was until news of a Masked Wagtail in Pembrokeshire broke on the 29th, whilst last week's Forster's Tern relocated from East Anglia to Kent.
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| Written by: Andy Stoddart (30 Nov 2016) | |
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