Rabbits linked to mysterious Lesser Kestrel decline
Despite conservation efforts, numbers of the raptor continue to fall. Researchers believe it may be down to prey and nest site availability.
04/04/2024
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Despite conservation efforts, numbers of the raptor continue to fall. Researchers believe it may be down to prey and nest site availability.
04/04/2024
A team of academics from Wyoming have demonstrated that the birds use knowledge from previous journeys to perform more efficient migrations.
03/04/2024
A selection of rare wildfowl made the headlines as summer migrants continued to arrive. Sam Viles reports.
02/04/2024
Paul Bateson's minimalistic take on a Red Grouse wins this week's award.
02/04/2024
Birds' eggs come in a huge variety of sizes and with an even more diverse array of colours and patterns. Dr Steven Portugal looks at how...
31/03/2024
We all have them – species that have managed to evade our lists, sometimes despite concerted effort to see them or even involving multiple...
28/03/2024
Arctic Skuas from far and wide head to predetermined parts of the Atlantic to refuel during their migration, according to BTO tracking...
27/03/2024
A run of southerlies meant spring migrants arrived en masse for the first time this year, with a sprinkling of rare and scarce among them....
25/03/2024
Graeham Mounteney's engaging capture of a territorial Red-necked Grebe scoops up this week's accolade.
25/03/2024
Miles Cluff details some of the special birds and places he enjoyed during an exciting recent trip to the Baltic nation.
24/03/2024
Recent surveys have delivered mixed news for the country's vulture populations.
21/03/2024
Vocal exchanges between canines and Eurasian Eagle-Owl have been documented in Russia.
20/03/2024