Identifying important seabird sites through GPS tracking
Researchers have investigated whether tagging more individuals or spreading effort across years is the best way to identify sites worth protecting.
23/03/2023
Articles
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Conservation
Young Twite suffer high mortality
A new study has found low juvenile survival rates, but concludes that the ongoing decline may also be driven by factors impacting adults.
22/03/2023
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 13-19 March 2023
Spring sprang as several common migrant species arrived in earnest. Meanwhile, an unprecedented Alpine Swift influx took place.
20/03/2023
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 13-19 March 2023
Peter Garrity's lovely Grey Partridge is this week's top shot.
20/03/2023
World of Birds Holidays
Scilly in autumn
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20/03/2023
Ornithology
Results of trial management project shed light on curlew conservation
A newly published RSPB study details how curlew respond to habitat work and predator control.
19/03/2023
Britain & Ireland
Britain's next breeding bird
Josh Jones looks to the future to predict which birds might soon be nesting on these shores.
16/03/2023
Ornithology
Gulls consumed more than 100,000 Leach's Storm Petrels in a year
The Leach's Storm Petrel population on Gull Island in Newfoundland has declined by 6% per year since 2001.
15/03/2023
Review of the Week
Review of the Week: 6-12 March 2023
A trickle of migrants made it through as a wintry March week came to a close. Meanwhile, there was a no-show for WP twitchers staking out...
13/03/2023
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week: 6-12 March 2023
An icy action shot of an elusive winter visitor by Rebecca Nason is this week's winner.
13/03/2023
Comment
Bill Oddie: invading The Dumbles
A day out at Slimbridge ended with an attempt to break in to the renowned reserve, but would Bill encounter the famous Sir Peter Scott?
12/03/2023
Conservation
New study identifies key to large carnivore rewilding success
Researchers looked at data from nearly 300 releases of large carnivores to fine-tune future rewilding efforts.
09/03/2023
Ornithology
Pink-footed Goose rapidly colonises Arctic Russia
A new study has documented the formation of a new population of the species.
08/03/2023
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