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New study sheds light on birds of the Ice Age

26 May 2015 Comments News and comment A new study focusing on the birds of the Ice Age has shed light on the long-term response of birds to climate change. The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, has revealed that many of the birds were larger at this time - reflecting the richness and...

Landmark report shows European biodiversity being lost at unacceptable rates - intensive agriculture is the main culprit

21 May 2015 Comments News and comment landmark report published this week shows that European biodiversity is being lost at unacceptable rates. And that int...

First results of new project show dramatic changes to arrival patterns of migrants on Fair Isle

20 May 2015 Comments News and comment The first results of a major survey of bird migration are revealing dramatic and unexpected changes in the numbers and timing of some long-distance migrants coming from Africa.Â Continuous records made by the ...

One hundred voluntary organisations unite to defend nature

12 May 2015 Comments News and comment One hundredÂ voluntary organisations across the UK have joined forces to call for the protection of Europe's natural environment EU legislation - the Birds and Habitats Directives - exist to protect the most important wildlife species ...

Yellowhammer dialects - can you help?

12 May 2015 Comments News and comment The Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella is still a widespread bird of British countryside, although in common with man other farmland seed-eaters numbers have declined markedly in recent years and it is now a Red-Listed species. In the 1860s and 187...

Trio of threatened breeding birds of prey vanish

11 May 2015 Comments News and comment Three nesting male Hen Harriers have vanished in Lancashire in as many weeks in unexplained circumstances. Lancashire Police and the RSPB are appealing for any information that could uncover their fate; the RSPB is also putting up a Â£10,000 reward f...

Wanted! a Finance Director for BB

09 May 2015 Comments News and comment BB2000 is looking for a director to assume primary responsibility for the company's financial matters. Day-to-day aspects, including dealing with subscriptions, are handled by a full-time employee. As a director, you would be a member of the team responsi...

BasraReedWarblergate

06 May 2015 Comments News and comment An intriguing case of what appears to be modern-day ornithological fraud has come to light, involving one of the Western Palearctic's least-known birds, the Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis. A paper published in the Taylor & Francis ...

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