Dr. Mya-Rose Craig, 19, the now famous twitcher who was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Bristol after becoming the youngest person in the world to spot 4,000 bird species aged 13, has called out “sexism in birding”. She explained what she means …
This is a great photograph. We know seagulls are particularly competitive and fearless when they want to grab some human food at the seaside. There are many photographs a bit like this one but this is the best in this genre that I have seen. …
Europe’s griffon vulture population had declined from 1000 in 1952 to a colony of 100 near Bosa in Sardinia by 2015. The stark drop in population size was due to eating corpses of foxes and other animals illegally poisoned by farmers. Further, about 20 years …
Yes, peregrine falcons are protected in the UK by law. An excellent example of that protection is currently published in today’s The Times newspaper. Network Rail are refurbishing the grade II listed Britannia Bridge which links mainland Wales with Anglesey. They have stopped refurbishing the …
In the UK it is illegal under wildlife laws to cut down trees and bushes in which birds are nesting. When a developer is planning a development having obtained planning permission (or the application is being assessed) they sometimes wrap small trees and bushes with …
The regent honeyeater is a very attractive Australian songbird. For thousands of years and for generation after generation they have sung beautifully to attract females. The males learn their song from older, adult males. Because there are so few honeyeaters left juveniles are unable to …
A person writes: ‘Saw these ducklings cuddling because of the cold weather today’. I think the photo is great. Nature creating a beautiful arrangement naturally. Apparently, adult ducks can freeze to death in very severe cold conditions. I am sure that ducklings are more vulnerable. …
The RSPB runs an annual garden birdwatching survey which anyone can participate in and they report the birds that they spot in their back garden online on the RSPB website or an affiliated website. The charity says that participants in the Big Garden Birdwatch on …
Garden birds don’t like gardens (backyard in America) to be too tidy. “[Birds] need a slightly messy space. They need leaf litter, a bit of rotting wood at the back of a hedge”, said Lucy Hall, the editor of BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine which has …
