Great Egret enjoys another successful breeding season in Somerset
No fewer than 36 young have fledged from two different sites on the Avalon Marshes.
19/08/2020
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Virtual Birdfair goes live
With the physical event cancelled due to COVID-19, this year's Birdfair has gone online and is now open.
18/08/2020
Lockdown allows raptor to flourish at fenland reserve
A fall in visitor numbers benefited breeding Western Marsh Harriers at the National Trust's Wicken Fen.
18/08/2020
Fair Isle launches fundraiser for rebuild project
The famous observatory aims to raise at least £650,000 towards construction work.
17/08/2020
Large Blue reintroduced in Gloucestershire
The butterfly, once extirpated from the UK, is back in the county after a 150-year absence.
16/08/2020
Peregrine shot with a pellet gun
Police are investigating following the death of the bird in Yorkshire.
15/08/2020
Norfolk spoonbill population hits new heights
Holkham NNR has enjoyed its most productive breeding season since the species colonised in 2010.
14/08/2020
Golden Eagle returns to breed at rewilded Highland estate
It's the first time in 40 years that the iconic raptor has nested at Dundreggan, between Loch Ness and Skye.
13/08/2020
Spanish raptor poisoning event 'biggest in years'
A total of 32 birds of prey have been found illegally killed in an area of Castilla y Leon since late July.
12/08/2020
McCown's Longspur renamed by American ornithologists
The decision comes in the wake of increasing scrutiny over the origins of many species' honorific names.
11/08/2020
Red Kite vanishes in raptor crime hot-spot
The satellite-tagged bird went missing at Derwent Gorge in June.
10/08/2020
Government says Devon beavers can stay
A re-established colony has been legally sanctioned to remain on the River Otter.
09/08/2020
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