The RSPB has announced the disappearance of another satellite-tagged Hen Harrier. The now somewhat ironically named, Chance, was a female harrier tagged in 2014. Her last known location was on a South Lanarkshire grouse moor.
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Scotland's butterfly population continues to have winners and losers in the face of climate change and habitat loss, the latest Scottish Biodiversity Indicator has reported.
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A flock of cranes that ended up at the centre of a once-in-200-year flood has given researchers a rare insight into how wildlife copes with extreme weather.
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A Study by Herbert Hoi and Katharina Mahr has demonstrated for the first time that female Blue Tits sing in the presence of a predator.
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Mike Crewe reviews this photographic guide to Western Ecuador, famed for its astonishingly diverse birdlife, from colourful hummingbirds and toucans to more difficult groups like flycatchers.
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In a bid to protect and reverse population declines in Roseate Terns, more than £2.5m has been awarded by LIFE Programme of the European Union to conservation organisations.
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Numbers of Dark Bordered Beauty - found only in York in England - have tumbled in recent years, researchers from the University of York have discovered.
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New research has shown that Great Tits living in an urban environment are at greater risk of dying young than great tits living outside cities.
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Spix's Macaw, believed to be extinct in the wild has been seen in Brazil for the first time in fifteen years and the sighting has been captured on video too.
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Ornithologists from the Academy of Sciences of Belarus have discovered a Terek Sandpiper that was ringed as a chick in a meadow near the village of Zapesochye in June 1999. More here >

Mid June it might be but there were plenty of quality birds on offer this week. The undoubted highlight was the Great Knot at RSPB Titchwell in Norfolk.
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Graham Etherington reviews this original and colourful guide to British summer wildlife experiences which is packaged into daily suggestions for what, when, where and how to see the best of British summer wildlife. More here >

Chris Booth tells the tale of finding the bird of a lifetime on his patch at Titchwell RSPB. Plus RSPB warden Paul Eele describes what it is like to have a mega on his reserve and how to manage the twitch.
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The Stone Curlews on Springwatch may have had a tough time of it at Minsmere this month but the RSPB have announced a record number of breeding pairs on the Suffolk Coast. More here >

The RSPB, is calling on farmers in the North Pennines to give a home to nesting Curlews, claiming it could be extinct within a generation unless urgent action is taken. More here >

Adult Bearded Vultures often have a deep orange-red tinge on their plumage, which is variable from bird to bird. How the birds get this colour has rarely been observed in the wild. More here >

A wetland nature reserve has found a novel use for a machine that usually cleans chewing gum and graffiti from towns and streets.
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The world's smallest species of gull has been confirmed to be nesting in Scotland for the first time, after the discovery of a pair at Loch of Strathbeg.
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Collaborative breeding in Black-tailed Godwits has been witnessed for the first time ever by staff at the WWT at Welney in Norfolk.
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Things started to settle down this week but with belated news of a probable Tufted Puffin off Cornwall, and new birds including White-throated Sparrow, Black-headed Bunting and Pied Wheatear there were still plenty of talking points. More here >

At its simplest this book is the author's account of a bike trip with his son across America from east to west, but as Andy Stoddart discovers this is much more than a traditional US roadtrip.
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Andy Stoddart reviews this unusual hybrid of avifauna and art book, but is this format a fitting celebration of what many would say is Britain's finest county for birds.
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Birds copy one another when trying new foods but will take more risks when doing so at different times of year, scientists at the University of Exeter have found. More here >

Not all locals in Wellington, New Zealand are happy with the reintroduction of Kaka to the region by the Zealandia Sanctuary.
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Born blind, Juan Pablo Culasso has never seen a bird. But through his gifted sense of hearing, he can identify more than 3,000 different bird sounds.
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Buglife is objecting to a planning application by the Natural History Museum, to remodel their gardens citing the impact on rare and endangered invertebrates.
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Written by Andy Brown and including 115 watercolour paintings and numerous watercolour sketches by James McCallum this new book is must have for anyone with an interest in the counties avifauna.
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Unavailable for many years, this classic work is introduced by the doyen of Robin studies today, David Harper. This new edition comes with 21 illustrations by award-winning science artist, and ornithologist, Robert Gillmor. More here >

The first week of June is still very much spring in the bird world but in a week capable of producing the most outrageous rarities it was more a case of 'as you were'.
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Norwegian birder Tormod Amundsen writes an opinion piece on the decision yesterday by Norway to start a pilot cull of Golden Eagles to protect sheep and reindeer stocks.
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The latest Talking Naturally podcast is a thirty minute episode focusing on the plight and conservation of the Critically Endangered East Asian duck, Baer's Pochard.
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A new report has concluded that 1/3 of North American bird species require urgent conservation action, with seabirds being the most regionally endangered group. More here >

Vigorous debate has erupted in Norway around a potential change in the protection provided to the Golden Eagle with a vote due to take place in parliament this week.
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Following a visit to Rainham Marhses RSPB, David Cameron has become the first Prime Minister since Margaret Thatcher in 1989, to visit an RSPB reserve.
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The RSPB is appealing for information after a Goshawk nest failed in suspicious circumstances at Dove Stone in the Peak District.
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A new study shows that male sparrows can judge if a spouse is prone to infidelity, providing less food for their brood if their partner is unfaithful.
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Shifts in the distribution of Spectacled Eiders, a predatory bird at the top of the Bering Sea's benthic food web, indicate possible changes in the Arctic's marine ecosystem. More here >

Ornithologists have long wondered why some birds carry more fat than they need to fuel their migration, now a new study provides the answer.
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We are giving you the chance to win the new Birds in Norfolk, written by Andy Brown and including 115 watercolour paintings and watercolour sketches by James McCallum. More here >

A man has received a police caution after admitting responsibility for setting pole traps on a grouse shooting estate inside the Yorkshire Dales National Park. More here >

Late May is always likely to throw up some rarity surprises and this week was true to form. White-crowned Sparrow, Black-browed Albatross, Black-eared Wheatear and many more feature this week.
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Hungarian artist Szabolcs Kokay is on a quest to paint the most beautiful birds in the world for a new field guide for the birds of New Guinea.
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After several years without any mortality due to poisoning, a Bearded Vulture released in Andalucía the reintroduction Project in 2012, has been found dead in the Sierra de Magina. More here >

New research by the RSPB shows that the UK's 2050 climate targets can be achieved using high levels of renewable energy, with low risk for wildlife and protected areas. More here >

A new study has revealed that 13 bird species including Indonesia's national bird, are at serious risk of extinction because of excessive over-harvesting.
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Five Chinese cuckoos have already been tagged to discover, for the first time, their migration routes, and the data is already yielding very interesting results. More here >

Another huge week with the Lammergeier remaining in the south-west but frustrating birders whilst a twitchable, and showy, Black-billed Cuckoo on North Uist delights, and much more besides.
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Last documented in 1941, the Blue-eyed Ground-dove was believed extinct. But now the species has been found at top-secret locations in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais
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A new exhibition of work by Richard Allen and Jan Wilczur is about to open at the Scottish Ornithologists' Club headquarters at Waterston House, Aberlady.
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The first ever live video of nesting Roseate Terns will be streamed from Coquet Island off the Northumberland coast, from on 21st May, offering an unprecedented insight into their behaviour!
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When temperatures are scorching, southern yellow-billed hornbills in the Kalahari Desert of southern Africa dilate blood vessels in their beaks to thermoregulate and cool off.
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two teams of researchers have independently identified an enzyme-encoding gene that allows some bird species to convert yellow pigments from their diets into that remarkable red.
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Special hand-painted models of Little Terns are being used on the Suffolk coast to help conserve one of the area's rarest birds this summer.
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The BOU has announced the appointment Dawn Balmer and Andy Stoddart on to its Records Committee (BOURC). Dawn becomes the first female member of the committe. More here >

Another very memorable week in British birding as a Green Warbler is found on Unst, a Lammergeier touches down in Gwent and Devon plus much much besides.
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Buglife welcomes news that The NFU's applications for emergency derogation to use neonicotinoid insecticides on oilseed rape has been refused.
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Hans Pohlmann from Netherlands gives his take on the recent Bearded Vulture in the UK and why he thinks it is a wild bird.
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Following the remarkable discovery of a Bearded Vulture on the Severn Estuary and it subsequent re-finding in Devon we roundup what is known about the story so far. More here >

The eggs of Mediterranean Gulls have been illegally stolen in Poole Harbour to be sold to top restaurants for consumption, despite the practice being highly illegal. More here >

The RSPB is encouraging farmers, birdwatchers and walkers to keep a look out for Montagu's Harriers, the UK's rarest breeding bird of prey, as they begin their breeding season.
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A new study has shown that Red Knot are becoming smaller as temperatures warm in their Arctic breeding grounds.
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Wow what a week. It is possibly one of the biggest weekly roundups we have ever done. Far too many goodies to list here so just click on the link and get stuck in!
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Researchers are sounding the alarm for the Helmeted Hornbill after 2,170 hornbill heads or casques have been confiscated from illegal trade in just three years.
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The RSPB has purchased an area of land equivalent to around 100 football pitches in the Broads National Park, and has plans to transform it into a vital and vibrant new wetland home for vulnerable wildlife.
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The distinctive crex-crex call of the corncrake has been heard on Rathlin Island for just the second time in 17 years.
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A Goshawk has been shot on an Aberdeenshire 'sporting' estate inside the Cairngorms National Park and later had to be euthanised due to its injuries.
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Episode 25 and we're talking Hedgehogs with Charlie Creek of Willows Hedgehog Rescue and then talk hunt trespass with Joe Hashman of the campaign group, Hounds Off.
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Paul Freestone from Cornwall Birding, divulges the story behind finding a potential first for Britain, although he didn't know it at the time!
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The fourth national survey of Hen Harriers in Ireland was completed in 2015 and has shown that the population is in steep decline over the last 15 years.
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Introducing a noise net around airfields that emits sound levels equivalent to those of a conversation in a busy restaurant could prevent collisions between birds and aircraft.
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Losses of vultures can allow other scavengers to flourish, and proliferation of such scavengers could bring bacteria and viruses from carcasses into human cities. More here >

The Australian Government has listed the iconic Tasmanian swift parrot as critically endangered, lifting its status from endangered, following research by The Australian National University (ANU).
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Ravenscourt, a self-catering cottage in the quiet heart of Lerwick. Run by birder and good friend of RBA, Jon Dunn, he is giving RBA readers £100 off a week stay this autumn. More here >

This latest book from renowned artist John Busby, finalised before death, and published by the Langford Press Wildlife Art Series, showcases a wide variety of Busby's stunning work.
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Some big news this week with a White-crowned Sparrow in Cheshire, a Shetland first in the shape of a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and late news of an Alpine Accentor on Scolt Head in Norfolk.
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Over the next few weeks Swifts will return to Britain in large numbers and the RSPB is asking people to do their bit to help the declining population.
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Suffolk Coastal MP, Dr Therese Coffey, has become the new UK Bittern Champion, the RSPB hope it will raise the profile of some of the UK's most threatened species. More here >

Spain has approved new veterinary drugs containing diclofenac, jeopardising the viability of Europe's most important population of Griffon Vultures.
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Sir David Attenborough has opened a wonderful wildlife oasis in London that has been closed to the public for 200 years - Woodberry Wetlands.
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A new study has shown that despite their much smaller brain size Ravens are as clever as chimpanzees.
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The first lifetime-solar-powered tag for small songbirds has been developed, an invention that could revolutionize the way birds are tracked and studied.
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Lynn Goodlad describes finding the first Rose-breasted Grosbeak for Shetland from her kitchen window!
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Andy Stoddart reviews this book, which gives gives an insight into the private lives of twelve of our most-loved birds.
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Ringer Michael Miles describes finding Britain's 6th ever White-crowned Sparrow during a ringing session at Woolston Eyes.
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Natural England yesterday (28th April) opened a new tower hide at its Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve in Somerset providing spectacular views across the Avalon Marshes.
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More Phylloscopus warblers were in the highlights this week, along with the reappearing Snowy Owl on Scilly, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall and a Bufflehead.
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RSPB Cymru is urging the public to make their voices heard before it's too late, as the M4 motorway diversion threatens to cut through the heart of the Gwent Levels.
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Researchers have found that the Pied Flycatcher flies for 40 to 60 hours straight when it crosses the Sahara Desert as part of its diurnal migration pattern.
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Deforestation since the turn of the century has driven at least 500 species of mammals, birds and amphibians closer to extinction, according to a newly published scientific study.
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Beck's Petrel, a small, dark seabird with a white underbelly faces almost certain extinction unless its nesting grounds are found.
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The Cross River National Park, one of the most biologically diverse sites in Nigeria and an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) is currently being threatened by the construction of a Super-Highway.
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This summer RSPB NI will be surveying in south Belfast to try and find the nest sites of Common Swift, and are looking for some extra help to carry out this important work.
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A new study from the Wildlife Conservation Society and TRAFFIC underlines Singapore's role as a leading transit hub for birds from Africa and Europe to East Asia and the Middle East.
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Researchers have discovered that male Red-backed Fairywrens are able to replenish their red feathers throughout the breeding season.
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Andy Stoddart reviews this excellent new pocket guide book to the Orchids of Britain and Ireland.
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An Alpine Accentor photographed on the Hampshire coast doesn't hang around for the masses. The Cornish Snowy Owl takes flight and heads to Scilly and Iberian Chiffchaffs continue to make headlines.
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With recent calls for Ravens to be added to the general license in Scotland blogger James Common has started an e-petition to ensure SNH keep the current status quo. More here >

Birder Joe Harkness talks about the therapeutic benefits of birding for people suffering with mental health conditions.
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The Beijing Cuckoo Project is a new initiative that has the potential to make a huge difference to conservation in China whilst, at the same time, making ground breaking scientific discoveries.
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England's last remaining Golden Eagle has failed to appear this spring, leading RSPB staff and volunteers at its Lake District home to fear the worst.
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