Hope for House Sparrows
Saturday 20 March is World Sparrow Day and according to the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), there are reasons to be hopeful for our House Sparrows.
Migration routes of one of Britain’s largest ducks revealed for the first time, but much still remains a mystery
New research, just published in the journal Ringing & Migration, has used state of the art tracking technology to investigate how one of Britain’s largest ducks, the Shelduck, interacts with offshore wind turbines during their migration across the North Sea. Their findings reveal – for the first time – the length, speed and flight heights of this journey.
City Nature Challenge 2021
The City Nature Challenge is back for 2021. Between 30 April and 3 May we’re taking part in this global initiative to collect information about the wildlife flourishing in our urban areas.
Survey of UK’s coast highlights change in wintering waterbird populations
The findings from a survey of the wintering waterbirds on the UK’s non-estuarine coast, delivered by a network of volunteer observers, has revealed significant changes in the numbers of several waterbird species, including Lapwing, Curlew, Redshank, Turnstone, and Sanderling.