Mixed fortunes for UK’s herons and egrets
Surveys show colonising egrets and Spoonbills continuing to increase in many parts of the UK, while breeding Grey Herons seem slow in bouncing back following recent declines. The British Trust for…
Population of UK’s tallest bird hits record-breaking high
The population of Common Cranes, the UK’s tallest bird, has hit a record high according to the latest breeding survey results. Survey results show 2023 was another successful year for…
Could specially engineered wetlands help clean up the UK’s polluted waterways?
WWT calls for national pilot scheme to be established in the UK by 2025. At a time when sewage and other pollutants are regularly pumped into our rivers, a new report is…
England’s rarest habitats to be enhanced in one of UK’s largest landscape programmes
Landowners, farmers and conservationists from the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales are joining forces in an ambitious partnership to create one of the UK’s largest nature-focused landscape programmes. The bold…
The search is on to find the UK’s most knowledgeable young birders!
The search is on to find the UK’s most knowledgeable young birders! Martin Garner Spurn Young Birder 2022 finalists and assessors. Apply now for this year’s Martin Garner Spurn Young…
The State of the UK’s Butterflies
Every five years or so, since the start of the century, Butterfly Conservation and its partners have produced an up-to-date assessment of the changing fortunes of the UK’s butterfly species.…
“Lifeline” thrown to the UK’s Turtle Doves as another year of no hunting along their migration route is declared
A temporary moratorium on shooting Turtle Doves along their migration route across Spain, France and Portugal during 2023, as recommended by the European Commission, will save nearly a million Turtle…
Boomin’ brilliant: UK’s loudest bird has bumper year
Bitterns have had another great breeding season in the UK with 228 booming males counted in 2022, according to new survey results from the RSPB and Natural England. Bitterns are…
A new hub for information on the UK’s birds
A wealth of information on the UK’s birds has been brought together in a free online resource. BirdFacts provides key information about the UK’s birds and their changing fortunes, based…
UK’s tallest bird flourishes for another year
Figures reveal 2022 was another successful year for the Common Crane – with numbers bouncing back since their UK extinction. The latest survey reveals a fantastic 71 pairs across UK…