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• Casting stones (at Ruddy Ducks)

  
  10,000 Birds — Authority: 434
  Yesterday I sent a message to my local Yahoo group about the Wetlands and Wildfowl Trust (WWT) membership give-away competition we’re running at the moment. Most (if not all) the members of the group live within an hour’s drive of Slimbridge, the WWT ’s HQ, and I figured that the news would be well-received ...
  2 days ago

• BBC2’s Natural World in the Highlands - an iPlayer imperative

  
  For Argyll — Authority: 488
  Tonight’s (3rd December) Natural World on BBC 2, filmed by Fergus Beeley and with the RSPB’s Mull Officer, Dave Sexton, as an adviser,  was one of the most inspirational tributes to Scotland imaginable.Shot at Loch Maree by a film-maker whose love of this place is in every frame of the film and in every word [...]
  3 days ago

• Fish, food, floundering…

  
  Sheepdrove's Weblog — Authority: 120
  “With the collapse of some important fishing grounds, marine scientists are coming to recognise that what really matters is the wider ecosystems and environmental context.” On the growing recognition of the links that bind ecosystems. Financial Times, 27 November 2009 Sheepdrove comment: This is way out ...
  1 week ago

• Scientists measure bird populations using their songs

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  London, Nov 27 (ANI): Scientists have found a new way to monitor the sizes of bird populations - recording their songs.According to researchers, the new technique gives a more accurate estimate of numbers. They monitored the chirping of the ovenbird - a small warbler found in North America, and recorded the birdsong ...
  1 week ago

• Window on Wildlife (10): Biodiversity Countdown 2010

  
  Caroline at Coastcard — Authority: 113
  I only discovered very late in the day that NRAS has designated 2009 as The Year of Rheumatoid Arthritis. It is a shame that so many months have gone by, but good nonetheless that there is this opportunity for heightened awareness and for the sharing of new initiatives. *** On quite a different note, but ...
  1 week ago

• Interview: Tim Cleeves on the Slender-billed Curlew

  
  10,000 Birds — Authority: 434
  As we discussed in yesterday’s post ( The Search for the Slender-billed Curlew ) the Slender-billed Curlew Numenuis tenuirostris is one of 192 bird species designated as Critically Endangered - meaning that it is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. Few breeding areas have ever ...
  1 week ago

• Search for the Slender-billed Curlew (Part One)

  
  10,000 Birds — Authority: 434
  Back in August I was lucky enough to get an invite to the British Birdwatching Fair courtesy of BirdLife International’s Jim Lawrence . While I was there I stopped by a stand manned by Tim Cleeves and the RSPB’s Graeme Buchanan, which was highlighting a major ongoing search for the Slender-billed Curlew ...
  1 week ago

• Tomorrow 4.35pm Blue Peter on Mull’s sea eagles

  
  For Argyll — Authority: 488
  On BBC 1 tomorrow (24th November) at 4.45pm, Blue Peter is featuring ‘one we ringed earlier’ - a slot on Mull’s famous white tailed sea eagles.Don’t forget, if you miss it, you can catch it later - for up to 7 days, on BBC iPlayer.
  1 week ago

• Success for Scotland’s red kites

  
  For Argyll — Authority: 488
  Scotland’s population of red kites is bucking the trend of Europe-wide declines in the species.Numbers on the bird’s main wintering grounds have halved since 1994 and there have been big falls in the number of breeding pairs in its heartlands of Spain, France and Germany.However, there are now estimated to be 149 ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Bird Effect Diaries

  
  Caught by the River — Authority: 428
  The diary of the making of a film. and an on going fascination with birds and their accompanying cast of human characters. By Ceri Levy . Previous entries can be read by clicking here. Thursday September 17th Reading the diary back just reminds me of a time about thirteen years ago when I was first diagnosed ...
  2 weeks ago

• RSPB Old Moor & Park Springs

  
  Snowbabies — Authority: 119
  We had a ride over to RSPB Old Moor on Sunday, taking advantage of the dry weather in-between all this rain weve been having. I find it incredibly frustrating that the hides there are such a long way from the birds and the bird garden is so dark. Still, it must benefit the wildlife even if it drives a budding ...
  2 weeks ago

• Ornithology Fieldwork on B.Sc Hons course

  
  Biodiversity and Ornithology in Ireland — Authority: 121
  Ornithology Fieldwork on B.Sc Hons course Originally uploaded by Mike Maunsell Stundents on B.Sc. Honours Environmental & Natural Resource Management, study wetland birds during their Ornithology Fieldwork with Mike Maunsell lecturer in Ornithology, Conservation & Biodiversity, at Tipperary Institute, ...
  3 weeks ago

• Hen Harrier Roosts

  
  Bird North East — Authority: 130
  Stewart Hingston emailed us a few days ago asking for a reminder to birdsers across the county to keep an eye out for Hen Harriers, particularly any at winter roosts and equally as important submit the sightings to the RSPB. You can find all the contact details and a little information about the roost monitoring at ...
  3 weeks ago

• A Birdwatch to Remember

  
  On the Bird Trail — Authority: 104
  Big day at Carsington this weekend. It began with a report of a Black Redstart (video above), by the end of it Great Northern Diver (mostly summer plumage), female Scaup and Common Scoter , and a Ring-billed Gull made for the best visit I can remember for a long time. First and last birds there lifers too ...
  3 weeks ago

• Come and have a gander at the geese : Colder days bring barnacle geese back to RSPB Ynys-hir reserve

  
  Cooler Choice — Authority: 156
  One of the greatest autumnal spectacles is being celebrated at RSPB Ynys-hir nature reserve this month, as hundreds of barnacle geese return to the reserve. Read more: Come and have a gander at the geese : Colder days bring barnacle geese back to RSPB Ynys-hir reserve ...
  3 weeks ago

• Conservation’s past successes & future challenges – RSPB Chief Executive to visit Derby

  
  Cooler Choice — Authority: 156
  Wildlife conservation in Derbyshire and around the globe is the focus of a talk by the RSPB’s Chief Executive, Graham Wynne in Derby on Wednesday 11 November. Read more: Conservation’s past successes & future challenges – RSPB Chief Executive to visit Derby ...
  3 weeks ago

• On to gate things

  
  Cooler Choice — Authority: 156
  Arguably the best urban bird spectacle in the UK, RSPB’s Belfast Harbour Reserve will be even better for the bird life it supports. See more here: On to gate things Please Share or Bookmark this post
  3 weeks ago

• Invest in nature now or it will be too late

  
  Cooler Choice — Authority: 156
  The RSPB has warned today that massive cuts in public spending on the natural environment could spell disaster for wildlife in Northern Ireland. Here is the original post: Invest in nature now or it will be too late Please Share or Bookmark this post
  3 weeks ago

• Hey RSPB! The Babbler Thanks you for this

  
  Cooler Choice — Authority: 156
  Gabriel: The Wildlife Clubs of Kenya had earlier own requested for a material support from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). Last month the RSPB donated 4 pairs of binoculars. Through the RSPB International Environment Education manager Barrie Cooper we (WCK) send our sincere gratitudes for this ...
  3 weeks ago

• Mull’s PC Finlay Christine wins top RSPB award

  
  For Argyll — Authority: 488
  A man who has played a signal role in the Mull Eagle Watch project, protecting the awesome white-tailed sea eagles established there at the Loch Frisa Eagle Hide is PC Finlay Christine.PC Christine, who has recently retired as Mull & Iona’s police officer, has been awarded one of the RSPB’s top awards - a ...
  4 weeks ago

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