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Warning: This webpage contains videos and images of dead and sick birds. Avian flu is killing vulnerable and rare wild birds across the UK and worldwide.

Advice from the wildlife team on looking after your local feathered friends. From the best bird tables to helping prevent injuries and attacks.

Autumn is a time when many of us think about feeding birds. While many people do feed their birds all year-round, for others the advent of falling leaves, colder weather and darker days sparks a concern to look out for the local birdlife. So whether you’re just getting started or are looking for some advice, read on for our top tips for feeding the birds.

Learn about the devastating impact of crime on vulnerable bird species – including raptor persecution – and how the RSPB and our partners support investigations.

Learn about the main law that protects wild birds in the UK. How the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 protects birds

Here are our top tips on how to feed and attract birds this Big Garden Birdwatch. You don't even need a garden – just a feeder attached to a window.

Discover how a campaign against feathers in fashion sparked a global force to save nature with more than a million members.

Give birds a cosy place to rest and breed by building them a cosy nest box. Having plenty of safe places to nest will encourage birds to return to your garden year after year.

With lots of different wildlife organisations out there it can be confusing to know who to contact. Calling the wrong organisation can delay an animal receiving the correct help. Therefore, we have created the following information to guide you.

As spring blooms, our gardens and green spaces are filled with the sweet serenades of birds looking for a mate. Soon, successful suitors will be cracking on with raising a brood. Read all about their exciting adventure.

Help birds and other wildlife in your outdoor space with a bird bath.

Intensive agriculture, particularly an increase in pesticides and fertiliser use, found to be the main pressure behind most bird population declines.