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| Gamekeeper guilty of illegal killing of raptors (Press report) |
| 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 > |
| Written by: Birdwatch (08 Dec 2011) | |
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| Spoony touches down at Heathrow (Conservation News) |
| 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 > |
| Written by: WWT (16 Nov 2011) | |
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| A century of protection, and the poisoning continues (Press report) |
| 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> |
| Written by: RSPB (04 Nov 2011) | |
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| Cyprus kills its millionth migrant (Press report) |
| 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> |
| Written by: Birdwatch (20 Oct 2011) | |
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| Lake Natron reprieve (Press report) |
| 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> |
| Written by: Birdwatch (14 Oct 2011) | |
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| Red-backed Shrike breeds on Dartmoor (Press report) |
| Red-backed Shrikes, once extinct in Britain, bred again on Dartmoor this summer, the second successive year of breeding in Devon this century. More> |
| Written by: Birdwatch (28 Sep 2011) | |
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| Bird song complexity due to brain power (Press report) |
| 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> |
| Written by: Birdwatch (22 Sep 2011) | |
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| Record number of Golden Eagles poisoned (Rarity Review) |
| Four Golden Eagles, the most recorded in a single year, were among 29 birds illegally poisoned last year, according to an RSPB report. More> |
| Written by: Birdwatch (14 Sep 2011) | |
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| Spoonbills return and successfully breed at Norfolk reserve (Conservation News) |
| 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> |
| Written by: Natural England (12 Sep 2011) | |
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| Looking out for vanishing woodland birds (Conservation News) |
| 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> |
| Written by: RSPB (07 Sep 2011) | |
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| Avian fallout from Hurricane Irene (Personal Account) |
| 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> |
| Written by: Angus Wilson (31 Aug 2011) | |
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| Species count put at 8.7 million (Research) |
| The natural world contains about 8.7 million species, according to a new estimate described by scientists as the most accurate ever. More> |
| Written by: BBC (23 Aug 2011) | |
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| Roseate went to The Americas (Press report) |
| The BTO recently received a recovery of a ringed Roseate Tern in a breeding colony in New Hampshire in the USA. More> |
| Written by: BTO (18 Aug 2011) | |
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| White-tailed Eagles released in Scotland (Conservation News) |
| 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> |
| Written by: Birdwatch (16 Aug 2011) | |
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| They think its all over... and it could be in six minutes! (Conservation News) |
| 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> |
| Written by: RSPB (13 Aug 2011) | |
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| Campaign for Irish Curlews (Conservation News) |
| A campaign has been launched by BirdWatch Ireland to raise funds for the country's declining Irish Curlew population. More > |
| Written by: Birdwatch Ireland (02 Aug 2011) | |
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| Nesting success for Middle East's rarest bird (Press report) |
| 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 > |
| Written by: RSPB (25 Jul 2011) | |
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| Winter waterbirds top 12.5 million (Press report) |
| 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 > |
| Written by: Birdwatch (18 Jul 2011) | |
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| World's first Spoon-billed Sandpiper born in captivity (Conservation News) |
| 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 > |
| Written by: WWT (12 Jul 2011) | |
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| Wild bird trapping rife across Europe (Conservation News) |
| 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 > |
| Written by: Birdwatch (07 Jul 2011) | |
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| Emergency Action for Dartmoor's Ring Ouzels (Advertising feature) |
| 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 > |
| Written by: RSPB (06 Jul 2011) | |
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| How safe is mist netting? (Research) |
| 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 > |
| Written by: Birdwatching (30 Jun 2011) | |
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| Safe arrival for White-tailed Eagle chicks (Conservation News) |
| 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 > |
| Written by: RSPB (28 Jun 2011) | |
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| Mousa Storm Petrel population doubles in just 12 years. (Advertising feature) |
| 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 > |
| Written by: Birdwatch (22 Jun 2011) | |
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| Gyrfalcons are 'secret seabirds' (Advertising feature) |
| 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 > |
| Written by: Rare Bird Alert (20 Jun 2011) | |
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| Gamekeeper guilty of bird of prey crime (Conservation News) |
| A Derbyshire gamekeeper has been found guilty of attempting to illegally trap and kill birds of prey, following a 10 day trial. More > |
| Written by: RSPB (14 Jun 2011) | |
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| VIDEO - White-throated Robin at Hartlepool Headland (Conservation News) |
| 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 > |
| Written by: Rare Bird Alert (06 Jun 2011) | |
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| Emergency mission to save remarkable bird from extinction (Conservation News) |
| 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 > |
| Written by: WWT (03 Jun 2011) | |
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| New Atlantic seabird tracking scheme (Press report) |
| A new project has now begun to track the foraging movements of eastern Atlantic seabirds, to help site for marine protection areas. More > |
| Written by: Birdwatch (28 May 2011) | |
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| Great Snipe - Great Speed (Research) |
| 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 > |
| Written by: Rare Bird Alert (25 May 2011) | |
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| Maltese storks given armed protection but killing goes on (Press report) |
| 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 > |
| Written by: Birdwatch (23 May 2011) | |
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| Landmark ruling over use of lead to shoot wildfowl (Conservation News) |
| 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 > |
| Written by: RSPB (18 May 2011) | |
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| Driest April on record taking its toll on House Martins (Conservation News) |
| 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 > |
| Written by: RSPB (10 May 2011) | |
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| Migrating geese to guide wind farm plans (Conservation News) |
| 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. |
| Written by: WWT (04 May 2011) | |
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| Record number of garden Red Kites (Conservation News) |
| More > A record number of Red Kites were spotted during this year's RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, confirming the bird's reintroduction success. |
| Written by: Birdwatch (28 Apr 2011) | |
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| Oriental Turtle Dove helps protect birds (Press report) |
| 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. |
| Written by: Birdwatch (23 Apr 2011) | |
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| Farmland bird numbers crash in Wales (Conservation News) |
| 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. |
| Written by: RSPB (15 Apr 2011) | |
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| UK penguins in rehab after devastating oil spill (Conservation News) |
| 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. |
| Written by: RSPB (28 Mar 2011) | |
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| Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Devon (Blog Roundup) |
| 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 |
| Written by: Rare Bird Alert (18 Mar 2011) | |
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| One million birds ringed in a year! (Blog Roundup) |
| 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. |
| Written by: BTO (18 Mar 2011) | |
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| Shetland Autumn Birding (Advertising feature) |
| Find out more Be part of the action and enjoy the exhilaration and anticipation of some of the finest birding in Britain with Shetland Nature, led by Martin Garner. Call 01957 733 372 and quote RBA1 to secure your place at a discount. |
| Written by: Rare Bird Alert (15 Mar 2011) | |
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| Birdfair funds reach far and wide (Press report) |
| 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. |
| Written by: Birdwatch (15 Mar 2011) | |
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| Bullfinches on the up in gardens (Press report) |
| 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. |
| Written by: Birdwatch (08 Mar 2011) | |
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| National Nest Box Week 2011 (Conservation News) |
| Go to article National Nest Box Week, launched by the British Trust for Ornithology, in partnership with Jacobi Jayne, will once again take place from the 14 February – 21 February 2011. |
| Written by: BTO (10 Feb 2011) | |
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| American Purple Gallinule found dead in Dartmoor garden. (Blog Roundup) |
| Go to article An American Purple Gallinule has been found dead in a Devon garden. With only two previously accepted records of this species in Britain it is a huge rarity. In 2008 a bird was found dead in Bedfordshire and in 1958 an exhausted bird was picked up on the Isles of Scilly and later died in care. |
| Written by: Rare Bird Alert (25 Jan 2011) | |
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| Breathing new Life into Salisbury Plain (Conservation News) |
| Go to article The return of the great bustard to the UK has been given a significant boost thanks to European Union funding. The Great Bustard Project, based on Salisbury Plain, has been awarded a EU LIFE+ €2.2million grant to enlarge the project over the next five years. |
| Written by: RSPB (20 Jan 2011) | |
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| Egret Excitement
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| Go to article As ringing Little Egrets in the UK is a relatively new phenomenon we are finding out all sorts of new information about their demography. Two birds ringed in Gwynedd and Galway have been recorded in the Canaries and the Azores. |
| Written by: BTO (13 Jan 2011) | |
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| Don't stress the Caper (Conservation News) |
| Go to article Many people's hard-earned winter skiing break may in fact be a threat to Capercaillie, Europe's largest gamebird. |
| Written by: Birdwatch (13 Jan 2011) | |
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| Cypriot bird trappers target British military base (Conservation News) |
| Go to article The level of songbird trapping in Cyprus this autumn has increased alarmingly. With an estimated 1.4 million birds caught this autumn, the RSPB believes that more must be done to bring this slaughter to a halt. |
| Written by: RSPB (04 Jan 2011) | |
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| Wanted! Dead Fulmars (Press report) |
| Go to article As part of a European wide project documenting the issue of marine plastics pollution, the British Trust for Ornithology is asking people to keep an eye out for dead Fulmars over the festive period and into next year. |
| Written by: BTO (29 Dec 2010) | |
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| Biking birder completes epic tour (Press report) |
| Go to article Determined special needs teacher Gary Prescott completed his record-breaking year long cycle ride this weekend, visiting every RSPB nature reserve in the country while perched on a saddle.
Finishing up at the charity’s headquarters, the Biking Birder, as he’s fondly known, was finally able to chain up his bike on Saturday. |
| Written by: RSPB (21 Dec 2010) | |
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| Spoony needs your vote! (Conservation News) |
| Go to article BirdLife’s work to save two key resting and feeding sites in China, used by one of the world’s oddest and most appealing waterbirds is to receive support from Disney’s Friends for Change initiative. The project will receive at least $25,000. But with votes from children around the world that could rise to $50,000, or even $100,000 |
| Written by: BirdLife (16 Dec 2010) | |
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| Black Week for the White Owls (Blog Roundup) |
| Go to article The recent freezing conditions across Britain have made feeding conditions very difficult for most birds and Barns Owls seem to be having a particularly hard time. |
| Written by: BTO (16 Dec 2010) | |
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| British Trust for Ornithology gets rebranded (Conservation News) |
| Go to article The BTO have undergone a large scale re-branding and have replaced their long-standing gannet logo. Visit their new updated website and see two videos from BTO director, Andy Clements, explaining the reasons behind the new brand. |
| Written by: BTO (08 Dec 2010) | |
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| Capercaillie numbers on the rise in Scotland (Press report) |
| Go to article Capercaillie has been enjoying a resurgence in managed national forests in Scotland, thanks to targeted conservation efforts, according to a release by Forestry Commission Scotland. |
| Written by: Birdwatch (13 Nov 2010) | |
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