Crowdfunder launched to save key Spoon-billed Sandpiper wintering site
Rainforest Trust and Bird Conservation Society of Thailand hope to purchase and manage saltpans at Pak Thale for the benefit of shorebirds.
11/05/2019
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Shooting Bewick's a case of mistaken identity, says WWT
Only a small percentage of hunters could correctly identify the species from photos.
10/05/2019
Global Big Day sets new participation record
Almost 33,000 birders got involved, recording more than 6,800 species worldwide.
09/05/2019
One million species at risk of extinction
A comprehensive new UN report states that nature is now declining at a faster pace than at any other period of time in human history.
08/05/2019
Skylar is latest satellite-tagged Hen Harrier to go missing
The Argyll-born harrier disappeared in a notorious South Lanarkshire "black hole".
07/05/2019
Goose loses leg to fishing line
The harrowing case has once again highlighted the issues of improperly discarded fishing litter to our wildlife.
06/05/2019
Extreme weather takes its toll on British birds
The results of the 2018 Breeding Bird Survey indicate that the Beast from the East and Saharan winds had a big impact.
04/05/2019
Anti-bird netting defended by council
The mesh has appeared on Anglesey, an isle recently declared 'plastic free'.
03/05/2019
Global Big Day takes place this weekend
Cornell Lab's global birding event occurs on 4 May, with records set to be broken.
03/05/2019
RSPB's 'Let Nature Sing' enters UK singles chart
It's the first time in music history that a track composed entirely of birdsong has charted in Britain.
02/05/2019
'Russian spy whale' discovered in Norway
The Beluga was fitted with a GoPro holder and is thought to have been trained by the Russian navy.
01/05/2019
Disposable BBQs 'should be banned'
Implementing restrictions on single-use barbecues would prevent further environmentally devastating wildfires.
30/04/2019
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