Goshawk shot and dumped in river
Police have launched an investigation after a Northern Goshawk was shot before being dumped into a river in Scotland.
20/10/2018
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Art auction to help Sandwich Bay
Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory Trust is running an auction and crowdfunder in order to help it purchase the local hot-spot of Restharrow...
19/10/2018
Bowland Hen Harrier goes missing
Thor, one of the first Hen Harriers to hatch in the Forest of Bowland for three years, has disappeared in suspicious circumstances.
18/10/2018
Corncrake population remains at risk
Corncrake numbers in Scotland have remained largely static, with just a 2 per cent increase in calling males in 2018.
17/10/2018
Hampshire Mediterranean Gulls experience population boom
As part of an ongoing rapid population increase across Britain, a record 1,736 pairs of Mediterranean Gull nested at Langstone Harbour this...
16/10/2018
Kate Humble announced as new WWT president
TV presenter Kate Humble has been declared as the new president of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust.
15/10/2018
Scottish beavers on the increase
European Beaver numbers have risen markedly across Tayside in the past six years, according to a new Scottish Natural Heritage survey.
15/10/2018
Prolific egg collector pleads guilty
Daniel Lingham, who stole almost 5,000 wild bird eggs, has pleaded guilty to five charges at Norwich Magistrates' Court.
12/10/2018
Citizen science helps lift the lid on finch leg disease
Observations collected by garden watchers have helped vets investigate the occurrence of a leg condition that affects British finches.
11/10/2018
More conservation action needed for Britain's declining waders
Breeding waders are in long-term decline across Britain, but a newly published shows that many of the conservation interventions widely...
10/10/2018
Marsh Fritillary returns to Carmarthenshire reserve
One of Europe's most threatened butterflies has been discovered breeding on a site in mid-Wales where it had not been seen for more than 50...
09/10/2018
Holiday park threatens future of Hellifield Flash
A proposed holiday park could be built on the site of Hellifield Flash, North Yorkshire, displacing the large numbers of waterbirds that...
06/10/2018
Migweek is go!
The Filey and Flamborough Ringing and Migration Week is back, and this year it's bigger and better than ever.
05/10/2018
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