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Just found this article , worth a read! We all know that the crow family are intelligent, what have you seen them do that reflects their advanced cognitive abilities?

Hi everybody! I’m writing to share some news from my last trip in southern Brazil. I left port Rio Grande on board the FV Maria , a wooden longline vessel under the command of captain Beto, a new collaborator with Projeto Albatroz and the ATF in Brazil. Beto guided us out toward deeper waters...

Some research to reflect on as requested; Davis, PE, 1993. Red kite in Wales: setting the record straight. British Birds 86: 295-298. Davis, PE & Newton, I 1981. Population and breeding of Red Kites in Wales over a 30 years period. J.Anim. Ecol. 50: 759‑772. Wotton, SR, Carter, I, Cross...

I have just returned from another trip with Projeto Albatroz , this time with the 22 meter King of Tuna , where I enjoyed many new experiences at sea and also shared information with the crew about our wonderful seabirds. We left port Itajaí at 11:00 a.m with a full complement of nine crew...

The day was a Sunday and the weather was not so great. Gusty winds exceeding 5 on the Beaufort scale coupled with big swells of more than 4 metres in height pretty much dominated that afternoon. Intermittent gusts of wind made it difficult for standard fishing operations on the day but the persistence...

Hi everybody! I have good news from Brazil. The Brazilian Ministries of Fisheries and Environment signed a new law , that means any pelagic longline vessel fishing below the 20° S must now use tori lines during all setting operations and include a weight of at least 60 g placed no more than two...

Hi, Has anyone come across any evidence-based research about the wildlife value of a no-dig approach to gardening? Does the RSPB have an opinion on it? Cheers, D.

Hi everyone, my name's Gemma and I'm studying Animal Science at the University of Kent. I'm currently researching the recent legislation on the control of parakeets in the UK and I'd be really grateful to anyone who could spare a minute to fill in a very brief survey to help me gather...

Interesting blog post from Tony based way down in the south west here that you may wish to have a read of, raises a few interesting points and discusses relationships between predators and prey. For any of you who have not seen the RSPB research on impacts of predation on wild birds you can find it...

Richard's Bay Over the last eight months I’ve been working off Richard's Bay, in the east coast of South Africa, collecting more data for the Albatross Task Force (ATF) research project which is seeking to determine how adding weight to the fishing line effects the catch rates of...

I can't find the Russian study you refer to but this report featured on the BBC website from 2010 may be of interest as it shows that the common swift reaches some amazing speeds and the research is peer reviewed with transparent methods of recording giving credible data.

At this time of year in the southern hemisphere you can enjoy a stroll along the harbour and, in the evening, watch the vessels gently roll in with their ice boxes full of fish as they arrive to the bustling activity of the port. Over the last week I’ve been dedicating my work to this peasant...

I’m leaving for sea tomorrow on a tuna boat, hoping to have a good trip and that what I learn will be of use for the conservation of the seabirds we are working to protect. This trip is an experiment to investigate the efficiency of an under-water setting capsule to reduce, and possibly...

I thought you maight all be interested to read this feature in the news about a recent prize awarded for a study on snail behaviour. It seems just throwing them over the neighbours fence is not going to work! Apparently, putting them at least 300 feet away with a source of food should stop them returning...

Data from websites where members of the public record bird sightings is on the decline. It accounted for less than one percent of the data researchers collected for a recent project. Could an iPhone game change this? I blogged about it, link below, and would love to hear your thoughts. http...

The big news from Namibia is that we have now begun our research project, and flown the first ever bird-scaring tori lines on a trawler in Namibia. This honour fell to the MFV Fisherbank belonging to Hangana, a Namibian company that has been very supportive of our work. The crew were fantastic, and...

Tori lines (or bird-scaring lines) are one of the measures most commonly used to reduce seabirds from being accidentally killed by longline vessels. In previous years we have undertaken trips on Uruguayan longline vessels to get crews to use them. Unfortunately, we've found that some tori lines...