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Field Guide to Monitoring Nests – July 2011
The BTO is delighted to announce the publication of the definitive guide to finding and studying the nests of British birds.
Kingfishers bounce back in Thetford – July 2011
After a hard winter, not one but two pairs of Kingfishers have made Thetford their home, and the town’s residents are being invited to see them.
Getting to grips with warblers 4: Whitethroat and Lesser Whitethroat – May 2011
In the fourth of our series of videos aimed at helping with the tricky task of identifying warblers, we take a look at Whitethroat and Lesser Whitethroat. BirdTrack reports show that both species are now here in force and that May is a good time to catch up with them. Garden BirdWatch Annual Results: Focus on England
Annual Results from the British Trust for Ornithology’s (BTO’s) Garden BirdWatch have just been published. Huge cold weather movements of Reed Bunting, Redwing and Fieldfare into gardens were charted in 2010, although Goldcrest numbers tumbled. England was the top country for many species, with exciting regional differences!
Big garden beak watch
We know surprisingly little about bill deformities in birds and their underlying causes, perhaps because they remain relatively uncommon. As a first step to increasing our understanding, the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) has just launched a new survey. Called Big Garden Beak Watch, it aims to find out more about the species involved and how individual birds cope with different types of deformity.
Wanted! Dead Fulmars
As part of a European wide project documenting the issue of marine plastics pollution, the British Trust for Ornithology is asking people to keep an eye out for dead Fulmars over the festive period and into next year.
Parasite threatens many of Britain’s best-loved birds
Greenfinch populations in central England dropped by a third within a year of the emergence of a new disease, reports a newly published study.
Scientists from the Garden Bird Health initiative (GBH i ) discovered that trichomonosis, an emerging infectious disease of garden birds led to dramatic declines in greenfinch populations across much of England. The findings of their study are described in a paper published in the journal PLoS ONE this week.
Scottish warblers on the increase – but concern for Kestrels
The latest Breeding Bird Survey report shows that two species of woodland warbler, Chiffchaff and Blackcap, are doing far better in Scotland than in the rest of the UK.
Roadside raptor takes a downward turn
The Kestrel, one of our most familiar birds of prey, has shown a significant decline in numbers, according to a report published today.
Nature needs a voice in the 2010 General Election
Those elected to Parliament in the next General Election will be able to exert great influence over the quality of our natural environment. As a charity, the RSPB does not support any political party. Find out more….
The BBS is the main source of population trend information about the UK’s widespread birds – an important indicator of the health of the countryside……find out more
SPB – Celebrating the Marine and Coastal Access Act
A coalition of the UK’s leading environmental groups has been celebrating the passing of the Marine and Coastal Access Act – and has laid down a challenge to ministers. At a special event at The London Aquarium, the RSPB and other members of Countryside Link’s Marine Task Force, marked the success of their decade-long campaign to win protection for the UK’s seas.
Media Wildlife Champions Honoured
Members of TV, press, radio and new media gathered at the House of Lords yesterday to honour six from their ranks, with the presentation of the UK’s newest wildlife award, the British Trust for Ornithology’s, Dilys Breese Medal.
British Bird Atlas: the halfway stage!
The biggest ever stocktake of Britain’s birds reaches the halfway mark on Friday 31 July. Over three million observations for the Bird Atlas have been collected so far. …….
The latest results from the British Trust for Ornithology show that Goldcrest, the UK’s smallest bird, has increased more in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the UK. ………………..
Mixed fortunes for Scotland’s breeding waders
The latest results from the British Trust for Ornithology show that the red-listed Lapwing has increased in Scotland, whilst Golden Plover numbers have reached an all time low…………….