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By Colum Delaney, Policy Advocacy Officer, Northern Ireland Headquarters It is very nearly there! On Tuesday 30th April the Bill passed the Consideration Stage and on Monday 14th May passed the Further Consideration Stage of the legislative process. This is when any late suggested amendments to the...

What were a Gannet and a Black Guillemot doing in Cardiff on Wednesday morning? Well on Wednesday 22 May we (that’s RSPB Cymru and 25 other wildlife organisations) launched the State of Nature Report in Techniquest, down in Cardiff Bay. For a low down on the evening check out this blog . But...

Today is the start of the two day European Maritime Day Conference , which is being held in Malta this year. This annual event is organised by the European Commission (Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) to encourage better stewardship of Europe’s coastal zones, seas and oceans...

It's been an important week for our marine environment, with the Common Fisheries Policy under discussion, and the first small steps towards a review of the seabird killer PIB. Check out Martin's blog for the latest update.

By Alec Taylor, Marine Policy Officer I’ve just popped out of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)’s meeting of its environmental subcommittee . I say committee, but it’s more like a UN General Assembly, with hundreds of delegates from all over the globe and interpretation...

Following last week’s blog from the wonderful rubbish-busting team on Coquet Island , our equally wonderful team on Ramsey Island sent me these pictures (thanks Lisa!). After just one storm one of Ramsay’s beaches was filled with plastic bottles (enough to fill 20 bin bags – yes...

A few years ago I spent a lucky three months on a remote Fijian island. I was volunteering in a conservation project that ultimately contributed to the waters around the tiny island being designated a Marine Protected Area. It was an amazing experience that was full of wonderful surprises. And one...

There is a picture at the bottom of this blog post - I have put it at the bottom so you can choose to scroll down and see it, or not. I warn you, it is heart breaking. It is a picture of two dead guillemots, covered in PIB. They are hardly recognisable as birds, let alone guillemots. In the background...

Gannets and guillemots: Ian McCarthy Hundreds of seabirds, mostly guillemots, have again been washed up along the south coast of England covered in a debilitating sticky substance. This is a virtual repeat of the incident back in February this year when over 500 birds were found from Devon to Dorset...

hungry seagull at Bournemouth Beach (West Cliff)

Spotted grey seals sunning themselves on Easter Monday 2011, viewed whilst cruising on Forth from Southqueensferry, Scotland!

Low tide, standing on the Doom Bar in the middle of the estuary July 2010

You can always find space on Rhosilli beach! Taken September 2010

The grey seals come ashore at Horsey Beach in the winter to pup. The beach was full of seals and pups but this male in the surf was watching us watching him.