Belfast Lough, Northern Ireland

Our Success stories

The RSPB has been able to accomplish some amazing things with your help. From seabirds bouncing back from the brink, to changing our building habits to accommodate nature, read about our successes here.

The RSPB has been able to accomplish some amazing things with your help. From seabirds bouncing back from the brink, to changing our building habits to accommodate nature, read about our successes here.

In this section

World Conservation Day

A precious reminder of how valuable our natural world is.

The eagle with the sunlit eye

White-tailed eagles were driven to extinction in the UK, but with help, they’ve been making a comeback.

White-tailed sea eagle gliding

Why would you tickle a cricket?

In the 1980s, there were only around 100 field crickets left in the UK. Here’s how they came back from the brink.

A growing buzz

The great yellow bumblebee is one of the UK’s rarest bees. But thanks to people power they're making a comeback.

The remarkable albatross

Here's how the RSPB's Save the Albatross campaign has reduced albatross bycatch rates by up to 98% in some areas.

Wandering albatross, two birds displaying, Bird Island, South Georgia

A triumph for conservation

The incredible comeback of red kites has to be one of the UK’s biggest conservation success stories.

Red kites in flight

The race to save vultures

Vultures have been heading fast towards extinction, with far-reaching consequences.

Griffon vulture Gyps fulvus, in flight

The footless swift

In the last 20 years, more than half of our swifts have vanished. We're working to change that.

Swift in darkness

The ubiquitous sparrow

House sparrows are a familiar garden birds, but for some time now it's been clear that not all is well.

A rosy looking future

Pushed to the brink, roseate terns are making a comeback. Read their story.