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<title>Champion Jenna steps up to put sparrows in the spotlight</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Tree sparrows which make their home at RSPB Bempton Cliffs have found themselves a new champion.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Kids to watch the birdie</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Local youngsters are being encouraged to find out about wild birds during the half-term holidays.

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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Get hemmering this holiday</title>
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<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Love is in the air!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Old bird amazes Tees Valley wildlife watchers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The passing years certainly aren't slowing down a curlew that's once more amazing wildlife watchers on the Tees Estuary.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RSPB takes over management of Pagham Harbour</title>
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<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Police swoop to investigate alleged peregrine persecution</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A multiagency operation investigating alleged crimes against peregrine falcons has been launched across four police areas in England and Wales. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ready, Steady, Feed!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Appalled ocean rower backs 'supersewer'</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The RSPB's backing plans for a supersewer tunnel beneath the Thames to safeguard wildlife from toxic sewage overspills.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cash boost for top Devon wildlife site</title>
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<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Celebrating Kent's Wetlands</title>
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<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Watch the birdie!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> Record breaking 10th anniversary for wintering marsh harriers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ten years since the RSPB first welcomed wintering marsh harriers to its Blacktoft Sands reserve, their numbers have soared to a record high.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Will birds in the Midlands fret that it's been mild and wet?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[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).
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Derbyshire gamekeeper loses appeal for attempting to kill birds of prey</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A convicted gamekeeper has lost an appeal against a previous conviction and sentence for attempting to kill birds of prey]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Derbyshire gamekeeper loses appeal against conviction for attempting to kill birds of prey</title>
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<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Put garden birds in spotlight, tourism chiefs urged</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Tourism businesses across Yorkshire are being urged to take part in one of the biggest wildlife events of the year.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nosey neighbour</title>
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<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Britain's first Olympic event of the year is almost here - the 2012 Big Garden Birdwatch!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[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).]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Put a ring on it at Saltholme</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Get close to a blue tit or maybe come face-to-face with a woodpecker during a weekend of bird ringing at Saltholme.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>With bats, butterflies, bugs and beetles, there's more to RSPB nature reserves than birds</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Two new species a day last year were found at The Lodge, bringing the total to over 4,000 species]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Say NO to Mayor Boris' estuary airport </title>
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<description><![CDATA[The RSPB's says a Thames Estuary Airport would be too damaging for people, wildlife and business to be taken seriously.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Britain's first Olympic event of the year is almost here - the 2012 Big Garden Birdwatch!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[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).]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Britain's first Olympic event of the year is almost here - the 2012 Big Garden Birdwatch!</title>
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<title>Britain's first Olympic event of the year is almost here - the 2012 Big Garden Birdwatch!</title>
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