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Farmers urged to support Big Farmland Count 2019

The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust is encouraging farmers to take part in its sixth annual Big Farmland Count.

16/12/2018

Speckled Wood on the rise in Scotland

During the last 40 years, Speckled Wood has expanded its range and begun to colonise Scottish cities.

15/12/2018

Little Auk found in a Shropshire garden

Having been found in a garden near Shrewsbury, a Little Auk was successfully rehabilitated and released back into the North Sea.

14/12/2018

British crane population soars to new heights

New figures reveal that 2018 has been the most successful year for Common Crane in Britain since the 17th century.

14/12/2018

Last Siberian Crane returns to Iran

'Omid', the sole surviving Siberian Crane from the western population, has arrived back in northern Iran for another winter.

13/12/2018

Owls gunned down in Peak District

In two separate incidents, single Short-eared and Tawny Owls have died as a result of being shot.

13/12/2018

Grouse shooting is the least effective use of Scottish land

A new report has shown that, from an economic perspective, grouse shooting is a massively ineffective means of utilising Scottish land.

12/12/2018

World's oldest-known bird lays another egg

Having raised at least 30 youngsters previously, a 68-year-old Laysan Albatross is nesting once again.

11/12/2018

Cat decimates threatened tern colony

Twenty Fairy Terns have been killed by a cat in Western Australia, sparking calls for responsible pet ownership.

11/12/2018

Can you help to monitor Britain's declining Willow Tits?

Conservation organisations are encouraging birders to get involved with the Willow Tit National Survey in 2019 and 2020.

10/12/2018

Spanish city to relocate thousands of pigeons

Authorities in Cádiz have devised plans to re-home 5,000 of the city’s feral Rock Doves.

09/12/2018

Bittern breeds on Isle of Wight for the first time

Eurasian Bittern has bred successfully on the Isle of Wight this year.

08/12/2018

Raptors killed in illegal traps on Isle of Wight

A police investigation has been launched after a Common Buzzard and a Eurasian Hobby died following the suspected use of spring traps.