Hot topics

Here are the subjects we're getting lots of queries about at the moment.

Where have all the birds gone?

Have the birds disappeared from your garden? Swallows failed to return this year? No blue tits on your peanuts? We've got the answers - and some advice. More...

Adult starling on bird feeder

Avian pox in garden birds

Avian poxvirus infections have been reported in British garden birds for many years. Find out more about it and what you can do to help. More...

Marsh tit with avian pox

Nestboxes

Find out how to provide, or make, nestboxes for birds in your garden. More...

Young blue tit

Feeding birds

What food can you leave out for birds and how can you keep your feeding station hygienic and pest-free? Here you'll find the answers to all your bird feeding questions. More...

Male great spotted woodpecker at suet feeder

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Wildlife Enquiries blog

Our Wildlife Enquiries team answer queries on all sorts of wildlife-related topics. Find out what's been keeping our phones ringing and our computers whirring this week.

Wildlife questions forum

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The size and colour of this egg suggests that it was laid by a duck, most likely a mallard

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