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....from the Irish release! Following up on some sightings over the last couple of months I radio-tracked over the 'Lecht' in the Grampians on Sunday morning and as well as searching for my Scottish birds also checked for some of Allan's missing...

My jays have been busy burying acorns in our garden. It's said that jays remember the location of evey nut they bury. They're smart, but not normally thought of as tame birds. If you wander through St James's Park of a morning you'll often...

Right then, this weeks data is in - this week thanks to our LTV (that's Long Term Vol if you were wondering). Rothes is still in the area around Varela in Guinea Bissau. She's had a flight out over the sea but is seemingly keeping to a pretty...

Back where I come from in the Midlands, there’s a place on the Malvern Hills with the delightful name of Happy Valley where each autumn Ring Ouzels turn up on their migration. They’re heading south to the Atlas Mountains in northern Africa...

Hi everyone, Firstly, I want to apologise for leaving the blog so long. I'm hoping we can get back to our weekly entries again soon, especially as we have an additional two members of staff to assist us over the winter months! It has continued to...

I´m still in Madrid and I´ve spent today discussing conservation matters with staff from the BirdLife International partner in Spain - SEO . The RSPB is the UK BirdLife partner, and we are proud to be part of such a network and partnership...

Yesterday evening I took part in an event in Madrid which is part of a science week and the ongoing celebrations of the Charles Darwin´s 200th birthday . The event was organised by the British Council and I´d like to thank them (and especially...

The RSPB is among those celebrating the return of Ratty, otherwise known as the water vole, to some of the UK’s waterways. As reported in today’s Daily Mail . As Robin Page rightly says, Ratty has managed to hang on, just, in remote places...

Ok, so there's no token frog, giant or evil stepmother in this tale. The main characters are feathered and instead of a prince on horseback, we have a bottle of whisky, specifically, The Black Grouse Whisky which is a new dark, smoky blend from The...

I’ve already revealed the first of the plants that I’m hoping to try next year, Echium 'Blue bedder'*, but promptd by John's photo in the last blog entry, I thought I’d now look back at one of the plants I grew for the first...