Birds lead the way, say scientists calling for international cooperation on migrant species
Scientists from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) have helped to reveal which African and European nations are…
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.
Willow Warbler - Tom Cadwallender
Some Don’t Like it Hot!
New research from BTO implicates rising temperatures in the steep decline of the Willow Warbler, one of the UK’s most tuneful harbingers of spring. The study, published in the journal IBIS, shows that Willow Warblers are doing better in Scotland, where temperatures are cooler. Evidence is building to suggest the population in southern Britain is a casualty of recent anthropogenic climate change.
Curlew by Liz Cutting
UK Curlew numbers falling in winter too
Proposed as the most urgent conservation priority in the UK as a result of a decline in its…