http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/The latest news from the RSPBen-gb(C) 2009 RSPBweb.enquiries@rspb.org.ukweb.enquiries@rspb.org.ukFri, 03 Jul 2009 11:39:58GMTFri, 03 Jul 2009 11:39:58GMThttp://www.rspb.org.uk/help/rss.asphttp://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/logo_small_tcm9-154661.gifhttp://www.rspb.org.ukhttp://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-220496We've discovered that items in red kite nests are becoming ever more surprising, showing the magnificent bird of prey's penchant for weird and wonderful home decoration.Aren't Birds Brilliant!Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:01:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-220496http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-220478An open letter from the Campaign Against the Levels Motorway (CALM) Alliance has urged the Welsh Assembly Government to save the Gwent Levels Site of Special Scientific Interest from the 'concrete pourers' forever.Climate changeThu, 02 Jul 2009 14:50:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-220478http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-220453RSPB Ramsey Island has welcomed its first cattle onto the island for over 40 years. The four Welsh blacks, delivered last week (Sunday 28 July) are the first since 1963 on the nature reserve, just off the Pembrokeshire coast.ReservesThu, 02 Jul 2009 10:51:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-220453http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-220092An innovative audit of wildlife in the Thames is being launched at the House of Commons today, heralding a major advance in the relationship between conservation and commerce.Marine and waterThu, 02 Jul 2009 00:01:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-220092http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-220415A new installation at RSPB Old Moor, near Barnsley, is putting a spark into the future of lapwing chicks on the reserve.Birds and wildlifeWed, 01 Jul 2009 15:14:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-220415http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-220222Young nature detectives and wildlife lovers (5-14 years) in Birmingham and the Black Country can discover more about the natural world with the RSPB this summer. ReservesWed, 01 Jul 2009 10:54:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-220222http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-220210The RSPB has expressed its disappointment at the latest delay to the decision over Lydd Airport expansion plans.CampaignsWed, 01 Jul 2009 09:34:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-220210http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-220212Breeding wader numbers have trebled on our newest reserve in Kent and four new species have been found on site, we can reveal. ReservesWed, 01 Jul 2009 09:11:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-220212http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-220187This year looks like being one of the worst on record for crimes against peregrines.Birds of preyWed, 01 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-220187http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-220126One of the South East's last remaining kittiwake colonies is back and breeding well, we can reveal.Aren't Birds Brilliant!Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:21:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-220126http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-220079River conservation experts at the RSPB have welcomed today's news that the government will invest £10million in our waterways and wetlands - but warn that more still needs to be done.Marine and waterTue, 30 Jun 2009 10:55:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-220079http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-220073Tenancy issues and the grazing of valuable habitats were top of the agenda when the NFU met with the RSPB in Cambridgeshire.FarmingTue, 30 Jun 2009 10:41:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-220073http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-220160Award-winning garden designer and TV presenter Chris Beardshaw this week returns to Saltholme to open the walled wildlife garden he designed.ReservesMon, 29 Jun 2009 12:53:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-220160http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-219967More than 150 people who have helped return the spectacular red kite to the skies of north east England, the Northern Kites Project made a giant red kite 'fly' in Gateshead's Baltic Square.Birds of preyMon, 29 Jun 2009 10:28:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-219967http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-219960The heavy snow in February may have had a devastating affect on the Dartford warbler in some of its UK's strongholds. Birds and wildlifeMon, 29 Jun 2009 09:25:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-219960