Goshawk shot in Staffordshire
The raptor, thought to be part of a breeding pair, had to be put down.
04/08/2021
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First step taken towards reintroducing Chough to Kent
An aviary at Dover Castle will teach the public about the corvids' history in the county, with conservationists hoping to restore them to...
03/08/2021
Cattle Egret predated by Peregrine is British first
A skull found at the falcons' roost site in Surrey has been confirmed as that of the colonising waterbird.
03/08/2021
Bumper year for Kielder Forest ospreys
For the first time in 200 years, chicks have been born to males who themselves were born at the site.
02/08/2021
New hope for Critically Endangered 'Kiwikiu'
A group of translocated Maui Parrotbills has been re-found following fears that they'd perished.
01/08/2021
Young Swallow dies after becoming entangled in fishing wire
The adult birds had used the discarded material to line their nest.
31/07/2021
Kestrel chicks discovered in plane exhaust
The birds, which were born inside the exhaust system, are considered lucky to be alive.
30/07/2021
SOC to host early autumn art exhibition
'Painted Wings' will take place at the organisation's Aberlady headquarters.
30/07/2021
'Headstarted' curlews released at Sandringham Estate
Almost 150 eggs were collected from airfields earlier in the spring for the project.
30/07/2021
Record year for Somerset Great Egrets
The number of fledged young has beaten the previous high count, set in 2020.
29/07/2021
Drought kills thousands of flamingos in Turkey
Climate change and intensified agriculture are being blamed for the tragedy.
28/07/2021
Captive breeding 'essential' to save Egyptian Vulture
Europe's population has halved since the 1990s, with a particularly dramatic decline noted in the Balkans.
27/07/2021
Rare butterfly form photographed in Lincolnshire
The unusual aberration of Purple Emperor is recorded less than annually in Britain.
27/07/2021
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