Female Blackcap by Liz Cutting
UK now a winter destination for Mediterranean birds
Birds breeding in southern Europe are now spending the winter in the UK.Research shows Blackcaps migrate north and…
Common Pipistrelle composite flight pattern
Local variations in fortunes of common pipistrelle – emerging patterns
Bat Conservation Trust Research - Common pipistrelle appear to be on the path to recovery thanks to legal protection and conservation action over the last few decades but there are unexplained local variations.
Disease drives decline of another familiar garden bird
A parasitic disease is responsible for the severe declines seen in both UK Greenfinch and Chaffinch populations, say…
Hope for endangered British bird as head-started young fly the nest
The fortunes of 37 young Curlews, rescued as eggs from RAF airfields and reared in captivity, are being…