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Its been a busy few weeks in regards to MCZs across the UK and in Wales! - so here’s a quick summary to keep you up to speed The House of commons Science and Technology Committee released a report last week, which in short said UK Marine Conservation Zones are vital. you can read the full report...

Glaslyn Valley was filled with excitement on Sunday morning as the Osprey pair returned to their usual nest site near Pont Croesor, Porthmadog, for the 10 th year! Arriving few days later than recent years, the female Osprey was spotted on the nest at 8am and her partner for the last 10 years appeared...

Fully sated after a tremendous lunch, and some Red Kite watching I returned to the RSPB Cymru stand on the upper level of Myddfai Community Hall. I was immediately star struck when Iolo Williams decided to come up and join me and sat down next to me! The afternoon session kicked off with Daniel Jenkins...

I was asked by Daniel Jenkins-Jones (Head of Public Affairs for RSPB Cymru) a couple of weeks back, if I would accompany him to the Welsh Ornithological Societies Annual Conference in Llandovery. All I had to do was man the RSPB Stand during the times there was no talks on. I have to be honest I had...

I’m Katie, and I am on work experience for a week with the RSPB. I have chosen to do work experience here because it was a different opportunity, an unusual job and I get to learn about the different jobs that are involved in the charity. On my first day of work experience we visited Lake Vyrnwy...

Its an easy thing to be patriotic, I’m an Englishman, hatched and reared among the chalk horses of the Wiltshire countryside, and that for me is, as they say, where the heart is. Now living in North Wales, the same fondness the locals have for their homeland is evident, and understandably so...

I take one day off and what happens? It would seem that the pesky peregrine chick had a go at flying, or more likely, non-intentional gliding yesterday morning. Luckily this journey to the ground was reported and allowed our rescue team to pick up the chick (licence required; don’t do this at home...

This week we have been playing hide and seek with Coleen-for-now. Oh, the fun I had on Thursday clambering around on the City Hall. Meeting many of the local gulls and hearing their views. Whilst I thank them for their donations to the RSPB, I would rather they just joined (Do we do a Gull rate?). Whilst...

As you may or may not be aware, there is a bit of a rugby game going on in Cardiff tomorrow. There is the small matter of Wales trying to win a third Grand Slam in seven seasons. So as Grand Slam fever hits our capital, it got me thinking of a Grand Slam winning team of birds. What birds would make the...

Gwent Rainbows, Brownies and Guides visited Newport Wetlands in their hundreds this weekend. The girls were part of a Wales wide initiative to get our young people stepping up for nature. The RSPB are working to show that our young people can make a difference for nature, and hope that through these...

Join RSPB Cymru for an intimate Date with Nature Not a far cry from some of the more interesting sights seen in Wales’ pubs and bars on a Saturday night, the peculiar mating dance of the Black Grouse is something not to be missed. The head dip, rear up and flailing feather could very well...

As a member of the Advisory team here in Wales, an important part of my job is to work with farmers to promote farm management that creates and maintains habitats to benefit birds and other wildlife. Since the 1970’s, a variety of different factors have seen the 19 farmland bird indicator species...

Newport Wetlands launches first sponsored walk If multiple marathons or cycling the length of the UK aren’t your thing, there’s a new, easier way, to support those in your community – take a gentle stroll around one of south Wales’ best wildlife wonders. This year...

As well as busy year for RSPB Cymru, 2011 sees some exciting political events in Wales - namely a referendum (or possibly 2!) and the upcoming Welsh General Elections. To make it easier for you to decide which party deserves your vote on May 5 th I’ve been asking the four main party Environment...

RSPB Cymru staff, volunteers, and friends from all over south Wales joined together in Cardiff to kick off the Centenary celebrations last week. The event coincided with ‘Diwrnod Santes Dwynwen’ – the Welsh Valentine’s day - on the 25 th January to mark RSPB Cymru’s love...

Keeping up with the Jones's is particularly difficult in Welsh conservation terms. We’re celebrating 100 years of working in Wales this year - and we've come a long way since Mr and Mrs Jones started it all a century ago. The couple lived on the island of Llanddwyn, off the coast...

It’s been a successful year for RSPB Cymru, over 300,000 people have visited our reserves, 9,000 children have enjoyed education experiences at our field teaching sites, numbers of lekking black grouse males have increased to 230 - the largest number of male birds since 2002, the Welsh red kite...