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Police initiative to prevent illegal raptor persecution goes national
A police scheme, anticipated to help stop illegal raptor persecution, has been launched nationally this week. Operation Owl aims to raise awareness of raptor persecution and encourage the public to be...
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New general licences announced as Michael Gove reverses Natural England's...
Three new general licences for killing birds have been issued by DEFRA, weeks after Natural England withdrew the original general licence following a successful legal challenge by Wild Justice. The...
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Rarity finders: Great Knot in Shetland
My love affair with Shetland began far away, on another set of islands altogether – Scilly, to be precise, where I have enjoyed near-annual autumn pilgrimages since the late 1980s. On 23 October 2013,...
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Bird personalities influenced by both age and experience
Age and experience are factors behind personality in birds, according to new research by University of Alberta biologists. This examination of the development of bird personalities was conducted by...
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Ortolan Bunting being eaten to extinction
Illegal and unregulated hunting of Ortolan Buntings has been found to be unsustainable by an extensive pan-European study. Ortolan Bunting is a coveted French delicacy but, despite the banning of the...
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Search begins for ultra-rare bumblebee
The Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BCT) has called on the public to help identify some of the last remaining locations of Great Yellow Bumblebee. The bumblebee is one of the UK's rarest, found only in...
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Eggs stolen from Norfolk harrier nest
Eggs have been taken from a Western Marsh Harrier nest near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, sparking a police appeal for information. It's thought that two eggs were stolen from the nest, which was...
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Another mass poisoning of vultures in southern Africa
During the past fortnight, 27 vultures have been found dead in suspected poison-related incidents in Zululand. South Africa. The carcasses of 16 White-backed Vultures were discovered on Wednesday 12...
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Bearded Tit breeds at Burton Mere for first time
The RSPB has announced that Bearded Tit has bred at its Burton Mere Wetlands reserve, Cheshire, for the first time. The news comes shortly after the reserve confirmed that Western Cattle Egret, Great...
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Questions raised over legality of Welsh bird cull
The legality of a recent controversial cull of some 60 birds at Caerphilly Castle, Gwent, has been questioned by members of the House of Commons. Cadw – the Historic Environment division of the Welsh...
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Anti-bird netting only for 'exceptional circumstances', says Welsh housing...
Julie James, the Welsh Minister for Housing and Local Government, has called for anti-bird netting to only be used in exceptional circumstances, while asking Welsh councils that they should do all...
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Pegwell & District Association Waitrose Community Matters
Waitrose Ramsgate has raised a whopping £383.00 in May's Community Matters Scheme.A big thank you to all Waitrose customers who donated their token towards the Pegwell & District...
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Long-tailed Duck breeds in The Netherlands for first time
A female Long-tailed Duck was photographed with four ducklings yesterday in The Netherlands, confirming the first Dutch breeding record of the species. The family party were seen at the artificial...
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Previously extirpated butterfly breeds in England for first time in 40 years
A previously extirpated butterfly has bred successfully in an English woodland for the first time in more than 40 years as part of an ambitious conservation project. Freshly emerged Chequered Skippers...
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Two Golden Eagles vanish on Scottish grouse moor
Two young Golden Eagles have disappeared within a few hours of each other on the same grouse moor. The birds – both satellite-tagged and named Adam and Charlie – vanished from the Auchnafree Estate in...
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Young Hen Harrier killed by illegal trap on grouse moor
The remains of a young female Hen Harrier have been found in an illegally set spring trap on a grouse moor in Perthshire, Scotland. The bird – named Rannoch – was satellite-tagged, with her body...
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Number of birds illegally killed in Wales quadruples in a year
During 2018, there were four times as many illegal bird killings in Wales compared to 2017. Recent figures have shown a huge rise in the number of birds unlawfully killed – last year at least two Hen...
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British cuckoos head south
The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) has fitted four new Common Cuckoos with satellite tags, with three of the birds having already crossed the English Channel into France during the last few days....
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Record breeding season for Cornish Choughs
Conservation group Cornish Choughs has announced a record-breaking year for nesting Choughs in Cornwall. A total of 12 pairs bred successfully this year, two more than in 2018. On top of this, 10 more...
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Hand-reared curlews set to bolster English population
Dozens of hand-reared Eurasian Curlews have been released onto reserves in Gloucestershire as part of a trial to conserve the species in lowland England. It is hoped that the birds will join...
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