Results from a new study reveal that artificial light sources associated with urban areas can disrupt the natural movement patterns of birds migrating at night across the UK. Using a combination of passive acoustic monitoring devices and the latest computing approaches, researchers Simon Gillings and Chris Scott were able to determine that calling rates of...
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...
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.
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.