Conservation
Scaly-sided Merganser nestbox scheme reports latest results
Seventeen active nests of the Endangered sawbill were found in artificial nests in summer 2020.
05/02/2021
Ornithology
The latest research into bird ecology, behaviour and and evolution.
Conservation
Non-native gamebirds comprise half of wild avian biomass in Britain
A study has revealed 61.2 million partridges and pheasants were released in 2018.
02/02/2021
Ornithology
Importance of UK waters to Balearic Shearwater revealed
Recently published research concludes that as much as a quarter of the global population may use the seas off south-west Britain.
29/01/2021
Ornithology
Study shows impact of human activity on British birds
The research has revealed the winners and losers among different species due to the impact of mankind.
27/01/2021
Conservation
Newly described species is already extinct in the wild
Asian Pied Starling has been found to comprise three species – but the Javan population has vanished from the wild due to illegal trapping.
18/01/2021
Ornithology
Introduced bees impact on Red-tailed Amazon breeding success
A worrying trend has been noticed while studying one of south-east Brazil's scarcest parrots.
14/01/2021
Ornithology
Eurasian Eagle-Owls resort to eating crickets
A study in Bulgaria has shown that a decline in small birds and mammals has led to the owl adapting its diet.
08/01/2021
Ornithology
Being around birds linked to higher happiness levels
A study has shown that a higher diversity of birds encountered daily equates to people being more joyful.
20/12/2020
General birding
Bearing the brunt of 'Black Summer': the impact of the Australian bushfires
Some bird species lost half of their natural habitat during the 2019-20 blazes – and the outlook is bleak for Australian birdlife, reports...
20/12/2020
Ornithology
Study reveals impact of man on flightless bird extinctions
Flightless species would be four times as common today were it not for human influence, the research has shown.
07/12/2020
Ornithology
Greater Scaup declines by 40% in north-west Europe
Wintering populations have significantly reduced in size since 1990 – but, at the same time, numbers are on the up in the Baltic.
30/11/2020
Ornithology
Study supports calls for no dogs on beaches during nesting season
New research has revealed how birds are frequently scared from their nests by dogs.
29/11/2020
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