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Freeze! Please don't disturb wetland birds

9 February 2012

The RSPB is calling on birdwatchers, walkers, anglers and water sports enthusiasts in England and Wales to minimise disturbance to groups of ducks, geese, swans and wading birds until the freezing conditions ease

Male wigeon grazing

Champion Jenna steps up to put sparrows in the spotlight

8 February 2012

Tree sparrows which make their home at RSPB Bempton Cliffs have found themselves a new champion.

Tree sparrow perching on branch

Kids to watch the birdie

7 February 2012

Local youngsters are being encouraged to find out about wild birds during the half-term holidays.

Male chaffinch

Get hemmering this holiday

7 February 2012

Making your very own nestbox to encourage a new feathered family to live in your garden is what’s on offer over the half term holidays at the Ribble Discovery Centre, near Lytham St Annes.

Nestbox on tree

Love is in the air!

6 February 2012

It is that time of year, spring is just round the corner, Valentine’s Day is looming, and the birds are in the mood for love.

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Old bird amazes Tees Valley wildlife watchers

6 February 2012

The passing years certainly aren’t slowing down a curlew that’s once more amazing wildlife watchers on the Tees Estuary.

Curlew profile

RSPB takes over management of Pagham Harbour

3 February 2012

On Thursday 2 February, the RSPB took over the management of a core area of Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve from West Sussex County Council, in a move that helps secure a sustainable future for the site.

Pagham Harbour at high tide

Police swoop to investigate alleged peregrine persecution

2 February 2012

A multiagency operation investigating alleged crimes against peregrine falcons has been launched across four police areas in England and Wales.

Adult peregrine in flight

Ready, Steady, Feed!

2 February 2012

After weeks of calls reporting wildlife enjoying ‘balmy’ weather, the RSPB is now braced for more traditional winter enquiries and is urging the public to provide food, water and shelter for garden birds.

Blue tit on frosty buckthorn

Appalled ocean rower backs ‘supersewer’

1 February 2012

The RSPB's backing plans for a supersewer tunnel beneath the Thames to safeguard wildlife from toxic sewage overspills.

Tower Bridge and City Hall

Cash boost for top Devon wildlife site

31 January 2012

Thanks to money from Viridor Credits Environmental Company, through Pennon Environmental Fund, the RSPB has been able give a facelift to visitor facilities at its popular Bowling Green Marsh Nature Reserve in Topsham, Devon.

Exminster Marshes

Celebrating Kent's Wetlands

30 January 2012

This Thursday (2 February) is World Wetlands Day, an international celebration and an opportunity to enjoy some of these special sites right on your doorstep.

View over Broubster Leans

Watch the birdie!

26 January 2012

Would you like to have a nice sit down with a cup of tea, whilst helping wildlife? If so, then Fineshade Woods on Sunday 29 January is the place for you.

Great tits on fat cake

Record breaking 10th anniversary for wintering marsh harriers

26 January 2012

Ten years since the RSPB first welcomed wintering marsh harriers to its Blacktoft Sands reserve, their numbers have soared to a record high.

Male marsh harrier hovering over reedbed

Will birds in the Midlands fret that it’s been mild and wet?

26 January 2012

Over half a million people will be taking part in the world’s biggest wildlife survey this weekend, the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch (28-29 January).

Blue tit feeding on coconut

Derbyshire gamekeeper loses appeal for attempting to kill birds of prey

24 January 2012

A convicted gamekeeper has lost an appeal against a previous conviction and sentence for attempting to kill birds of prey

Glenn Brown at illegal trap baited with pigeon

Derbyshire gamekeeper loses appeal against conviction for attempting to kill birds of prey

24 January 2012

A Derbyshire gamekeeper, working on an estate within the Peak District National Park, has lost his appeal against a previous conviction and sentence on seven charges relating to the illegal use of a trap baited with a live pigeon in order to take birds of prey, the intentional taking of a sparrowhawk and a number of animal welfare offences.

Remains of dead sparrowhawk found next to illegal cage trap

Put garden birds in spotlight, tourism chiefs urged

23 January 2012

Tourism businesses across Yorkshire are being urged to take part in one of the biggest wildlife events of the year.

Goldfinch eating seeds from feeder

Nosey neighbour

20 January 2012

Some of us would complain about a nosey neighbour who peeked through the window and into our bedroom each day, but not Deirdre Baker - she receives a daily visit from a curious peregrine that nests nearby.

Peregrine perching on window sill

Britain’s first Olympic event of the year is almost here – the 2012 Big Garden Birdwatch!

19 January 2012

As Britain prepares for London 2012, the RSPB is preparing for its own Olympic event in the form of its annual Big Garden Birdwatch (28-29 January).

Goldcrest looking upwards in conifer

Put a ring on it at Saltholme

19 January 2012

Get close to a blue tit or maybe come face-to-face with a woodpecker during a weekend of bird ringing at Saltholme.

Tree sparrow chick with BTO and colour rings

With bats, butterflies, bugs and beetles, there's more to RSPB nature reserves than birds

19 January 2012

Two new species a day last year were found at The Lodge, bringing the total to over 4,000 species

Heliophanus flavipes spider

Say NO to Mayor Boris' estuary airport

18 January 2012

The RSPB's says a Thames Estuary Airport would be too damaging for people, wildlife and business to be taken seriously.

Mudflat with birdfootprints across it

Britain’s first Olympic event of the year is almost here – the 2012 Big Garden Birdwatch!

17 January 2012

As Britain prepares for London 2012, the RSPB is preparing for its own Olympic event in the form of its annual Big Garden Birdwatch (28-29 January).

Male bullfinch on frosty branch eating guelder rose berries

Britain’s first Olympic event of the year is almost here – the 2012 Big Garden Birdwatch!

17 January 2012

As Britain prepares for London 2012, the RSPB is preparing for its own Olympic event in the form of its annual Big Garden Birdwatch (28-29 January).

Blue tit on coconut shell

Britain’s first Olympic event of the year is almost here – the 2012 Big Garden Birdwatch!

17 January 2012

As Britain prepares for London 2012, the RSPB is preparing for its own Olympic event in the form of its annual Big Garden Birdwatch (28-29 January).

Longtailedtits

Britain’s first Olympic event of the year is almost here – the 2012 Big Garden Birdwatch!

17 January 2012

As Britain prepares for London 2012, the RSPB is preparing for its own Olympic event in the form of its annual Big Garden Birdwatch (28-29 January).

Fluffed-up waxwing in tree

Britain’s first Olympic event of the year is almost here – the 2012 Big Garden Birdwatch!

17 January 2012

As Britain prepares for London 2012, the RSPB is preparing for its own Olympic event in the form of its annual Big Garden Birdwatch (28-29 January).

Jay perching in pine tree

Britain’s first Olympic event of the year is almost here – the 2012 Big Garden Birdwatch!

17 January 2012

As Britain prepares for London 2012, the RSPB is preparing for its own Olympic event in the form of its annual Big Garden Birdwatch (28-29 January).

Fieldfare with fanned tail in snowstorm

Britain’s first Olympic event of the year is almost here – the 2012 Big Garden Birdwatch!

17 January 2012

As Britain prepares for London 2012, the RSPB is preparing for its own Olympic event in the form of its annual Big Garden Birdwatch (28-29 January).

Nuthatch on branch

Britain’s first Olympic event of the year is almost here – the 2012 Big Garden Birdwatch!

17 January 2012

As Britain prepares for London 2012, the RSPB is preparing for its own Olympic event in the form of its annual Big Garden Birdwatch (28-29 January).

Robin sitting in grass

Britain’s first Olympic event of the year is almost here – the 2012 Big Garden Birdwatch!

17 January 2012

As Britain prepares for London 2012, the RSPB is preparing for its own Olympic event in the form of its annual Big Garden Birdwatch (28-29 January).

Crested tit in snow

Britain’s first Olympic event of the year is almost here – the 2012 Big Garden Birdwatch!

17 January 2012

As Britain prepares for London 2012, the RSPB is preparing for its own Olympic event in the form of its annual Big Garden Birdwatch (28-29 January).

Greenfinch feeding on cotoneaster berries

Britain’s first Olympic event of the year is almost here – the 2012 Big Garden Birdwatch!

17 January 2012

As Britain prepares for London 2012, the RSPB is preparing for its own Olympic event in the form of its annual Big Garden Birdwatch (28-29 January).

Male brambling on twig

A family fun day out at the River and Rowing Museum

17 January 2012

On Sunday 29 January the RSPB are holding a Big Garden Birdwatch event at the River and Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames.

Boy and girl with full bird feeders

Britain’s first Olympic event of the year is almost here – the 2012 Big Garden Birdwatch!

17 January 2012

As Britain prepares for London 2012, the RSPB is preparing for its own Olympic event in the form of its annual Big Garden Birdwatch (28-29 January).

Song thrush eating hawthorn berries in snowy hedgerow

BERKSHIRE’S SCHOOLCHILDREN TAKE PART IN WORLD’S BIGGEST WILDLIFE SURVEY

16 January 2012

Classrooms across the county will be turned into bird hides this month, with binoculars fixed to eyes and noses pressed eagerly against windows – all in the name of science!

‘Sold signs’ going up on UK nestboxes

16 January 2012

We’re not the only ones who might start the New Year with a hunt for a new home. Many birds will get off to a flying start on the house hunting front early this year too, by claiming a new home with their version of a ‘sold sign.’

Nestbox on moss covered tree

Sleeping beauty

11 January 2012

A sleepy surprise has been discovered at an RSPB nature reserve. For the first time in the wildlife charity’s forty-year ownership of Wolves Wood in Suffolk, signs of the rare and elusive dormouse were discovered last week.

Dormouse

Make 2012 a year of discovery

9 January 2012

Helping others and learning something new will be on the top of many people’s New Year’s resolution lists this January. This year, RSPB staff at the Ribble Discovery Centre at Fairhaven Lake, near Lytham St Annes, are providing an ideal opportunity to do these two things, as well as stepping up for nature at the same time.

The Ribble Discovery Centre

North West farmers help to save struggling wildlife

9 January 2012

Farmers from across the North West have stepped up for nature by getting involved in a conservation project aimed at helping a struggling bird that has suffered huge declines in recent years.

Tree sparrow feeding on seed

North West farmers help to save struggling wildlife

9 January 2012

Farmers from across the North West have stepped up for nature by getting involved in a conservation project aimed at helping a struggling bird that has suffered huge declines in recent years.

Tree sparrow feeding on seed

Seabird death toll rises off Cornish Coast

9 January 2012

Conservationists are saddened and extremely concerned about the continued deaths of seabirds caught in nets in west Cornwall.

Guillemot, Isle of May National Nature Reserve

Volunteer to help New Forest wildlife this New Year

9 January 2012

If you haven’t yet made your New Year’s resolutions, why not think about volunteering and help support your local wildlife in the process?

Goshawk chicks in the New Forest, 2011

Be willing to go wild!

9 January 2012

There is now an exciting opportunity for anyone with a passion for wildlife to spend a year in fantastic surroundings and gain valuable experience by volunteering with the RSPB in the Dearne Valley.

School children outside visitor centre, RSPB Old Moor reserve

South Yorkshire schoolchildren take part in world’s biggest wildlife survey

5 January 2012

Schoolchildren across South Yorkshire will be taking part in the biggest survey of birdlife in UK schools this winter.

Kids using binoculars outside Kelvingrove Museum

Tyne & Wear schoolchildren take part in world’s biggest wildlife survey

5 January 2012

Schoolchildren across Tyne & Wear will be taking part in the biggest survey of birdlife in UK schools this winter.

Wildlife Explorers at Titchwell Marsh RSPB reserve

West Yorkshire schoolchildren take part in world’s biggest wildlife survey

5 January 2012

Schoolchildren across West Yorkshire will be taking part in the biggest survey of birdlife in UK schools this winter.

Greater Manchester Schoolchildren take part in world’s biggest wildlife survey

5 January 2012

Schoolchildren across Greater Manchester will be taking part in the biggest survey of birdlife in UK schools this winter.

Family birdwatching through living room window

Lancashire schoolchildren take part in world’s biggest wildlife survey

5 January 2012

Schoolchildren across Lancashire will be taking part in the biggest survey of birdlife in UK schools this winter.

Kids using binoculars outside Kelvingrove Museum

Lincolnshire schoolchildren take part in worlds' biggest wildlife survey

5 January 2012

Schoolchildren across Lincolnshire will be taking part in the biggest survey of birdlife in UK schools this winter.

Wildlife Explorers at Titchwell Marsh RSPB reserve

North Yorkshire schoolchildren take part in world’s biggest wildlife survey

5 January 2012

Schoolchildren across North Yorkshire will be taking part in the biggest survey of birdlife in UK schools this winter.

Kids using binoculars outside Kelvingrove Museum

Northumberland schoolchildren take part in world’s biggest wildlife survey

5 January 2012

Schoolchildren across Northumberland will be taking part in the biggest survey of birdlife in UK schools this winter.

Family Birdwatching through living room window

Cheshire schoolchildren take part in world’s biggest wildlife survey

5 January 2012

Schoolchildren across Cheshire will be taking part in the biggest survey of birdlife in UK schools this winter.

Children watching birds at school, RSPB Big Schools Birdwatch

Cumbria Schoolchildren take part in world’s biggest wildlife survey

5 January 2012

Schoolchildren across Cumbria will be taking part in the biggest survey of birdlife in UK schools this winter.

Children drawing and painting birds

Durham Schoolchildren take part in world’s biggest wildlife survey

5 January 2012

Schoolchildren across Durham will be taking part in the biggest survey of birdlife in UK schools this winter.

Kids using binoculars outside Kelvingrove Museum

East Riding schoolchildren take part in world’s biggest wildlife survey

5 January 2012

Schoolchildren across East Riding will be taking part in the biggest survey of birdlife in UK schools this winter.

Free events to celebrate new wildlife protection for Northamptonshire wetlands

4 January 2012

A programme of free family events and guided walks around the Upper Nene Valley will showcase visiting winter wildlife and their newly protected habitats.

Flock of golden plovers circling against setting sun

Londoners urged to go for gold in 2012

4 January 2012

As January 28/29 nears, Londoners are urged to prepare for the Big Garden Birdwatch by supporting a fledgling goldficnch population.

Goldfinch feeding on teasel

Be willing to go wild!

3 January 2012

There is now an exciting opportunity for anyone with a passion for wildlife to spend a year in fantastic surroundings and gain valuable experience by volunteering.

Field Teacher with pupil at Rye Meads

Somerset’s Dawn Explosion

3 January 2012

The awe-inspiring sight of Somerset’s swirling starlings just before sunset is well known. However, the RSPB and Natural England are hosting four events to witness an even more impressive spectacle - the Dawn Explosion.

Large flock of starlings congregating at dusk