Azores Bullfinch on the rebound
Invasive exotic plants, hunting and forest clearance threatened this European island endemic, but its population is now recovering due to conservation.
Invasive exotic plants, hunting and forest clearance threatened this European island endemic, but its population is now recovering due to conservation.
After numerous claims over many years, the first British record of Azores Gull - the atlantis form of Yellow-legged Gull - has now been accepted by the Records Committee of the British Ornithologists' Union.
Ecotourism companies in Portugal get 'green' branding in support of the endangered endemic Azores finch also known as Priolo.
As EU funding ends, the Azores Bullfinch recovery programme needs financial support.
News of a bird on a survey vessel off the south-west Irish coastline comes after a significant arrival of the species in the Azores.
Central Asian Lesser Whitethroat has been admitted to the British Ornithologists' Union's British list, while there is also news of a newly accepted record of Azores Gull.