http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/The latest news from the RSPBen-gb(C) 2009 RSPBweb.enquiries@rspb.org.ukweb.enquiries@rspb.org.ukFri, 20 Nov 2009 14:58:43GMTFri, 20 Nov 2009 14:58:43GMThttp://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:9-235416Poisoning has led to huge declines in Europe's red kite population. Birds of preyFri, 20 Nov 2009 14:55:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-235416http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-235231Only days after the RSPB NI called for information on the recent poisoning of a wild red kite in County Down, a new EU action plan has been adopted to try to address huge declines in Europe's red kite population. Birds of preyFri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-235231http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-235319Poisoning has led to huge declines in Europe's red kite population.Birds of preyFri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-235319http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-235344We must act now to prevent the world's seabirds from sliding towards extinction, that's the message that Huw Irranca-Davies, the UK's Fisheries Minister, will deliver to his European counterparts.Marine and waterFri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-235344http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-235340A flock of rooks at the RSPB's Northward Hill Reserve is delighting visitors with their aerial display as they return in their thousands to roost at dusk.ReservesThu, 19 Nov 2009 16:47:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-235340http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-235411Lembit Öpik, Liberal Democrat MP for Montgomeryshire, this week renewed his membership of the RSPB at RSPB Lake Vyrnwy nature reserve.JoiningThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:18:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-235411http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-235339The RSPB's Farnham Heath restoration project is seeing heather seeds germinating and rare heathland wildlife such as woodlarks, tree pipits, nightjars and sand lizards returning.ReservesWed, 18 Nov 2009 16:41:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-235339http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-235327The RSPB's popular Pulborough Brooks Reserve in the scenic Arun valley has a huge variety of species to see.ReservesWed, 18 Nov 2009 15:43:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-235327http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-235198Less than three per cent of the species recorded on RSPB reserves are birds, according to a new report.ReservesWed, 18 Nov 2009 09:49:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-235198http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-235163A new initiative by the RSPB at the newly opened Ulster Museum will take people on a whirlwind tour of conservation across the world. We may not have Ben Stiller, but RSPB's Jamie Johnston is the next best thing. He will talk crowds through the various environmental challenges that wildlife faces today by using the exhibits in the museum.Aren't Birds Brilliant!Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:50:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-235163http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-235326Large numbers of starlings are arriving from as far away as Scandinavia to join their native cousins as they roost for the winter. Aren't Birds Brilliant!Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:22:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-235326http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-235151Predators mean different things to different people. To many people, predators are symbolic of a wildness we once knew, they are key to the ecological integrity of our countryside. To others, predators are considered rivals for our game interests; they're an inconvenient drain on resources and compromise our leisure pursuits. About the RSPBTue, 17 Nov 2009 10:53:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-235151http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-234944Today the RSPB is inviting schools and community groups from across NI to become a Red Kite Champion by adopting their very own red kite. Birds of preyMon, 16 Nov 2009 15:05:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-234944http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-234485School children in the West Midlands now have a new way of getting closer to birds and wildlife thanks to funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund. About the RSPBMon, 16 Nov 2009 12:17:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-234485http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-234942First impressions count, and Portmore Lough, the RSPB's reserve, was in fine form for its first ever visit by a Northern Ireland Environment Minister two weeks ago. Water and wetlandsFri, 13 Nov 2009 14:55:00 GMTtag:rspb.org.uk,2007-03:news=9-234942