RSPB’s Breakfast Birdwatch From today, Tuesday 24 March, the RSPB begins a daily Breakfast Birdwatch, taking place between 8-9am weekdays, at a time when many of us would have been commuting to work, doing the school run, or otherwise unable to enjoy the splendour of nature, from the safety of our homes. Using #BreakfastBirdwatch on…
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BTO news
Quite often BTO News is something that I have a quick flick through, tell myself I’ll read it properly later and then sometimes the next thing I do with it is recycle it. But other times I read it closely. This time I seem to have a little more time and motivation to read it…
Wild Justice launches new challenge of general licences – this time in Wales
Link to Wild Justice blog – click here. Link to crowdfunder – click here.
RSPB press release – HS2
The RSPB accuses HS2Ltd of “holding nature in contempt” The RSPB has reacted angrily following an exclusive report by Channel 4 News about HS2Ltd contractors attempting to empty woodlands of birds before tree clearance. The report showed two contractors using a hawk to try and scare birds and prevent them from nesting. Emma Marsh, Director RSPB England…
RSPB press release
NEW RESEARCH SHOWS OVERALL BENEFITS FOR BIRDS FROM RESTORING NATIVE WOODLAND BUT SOME MOORLAND SPECIES MAY LOSE OUT RSPB research in Scotland suggests that native woodland plantations could have overall benefits for some breeding birds – but care should be taken not to squeeze out important species of open ground. The study, published in the…
Wild Justice gamebirds challenge in Guardian
Defra challenged over ‘unlawful’ release of 57 million game birds in UK.
Wild Justice seeks judicial review of 2020 gamebird releases
See here – https://wildjustice.org.uk/general/wild-justice-seeks-judicial-review-of-gamebird-releases/
Raking over some embers
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I’ve been reading scientific papers about burning heather recently. They are a bit heavy going and there seems to be quite a lot of acrimony in this field of learned research – which does, in some ways, make it all the more interesting. I went back, almost four years, and re-read what I wrote about…
Nesting in the thrush hour – RSPB press release
A pair of mistle thrush has set-up home and are rearing their four chicks surrounded by the hustle and bustle of Leeds city centre in front of an amber traffic light. Otherwise known as the stormcock, this species is recorded as on the UK red list. The eggs were laid as early as late-January and…
Coul Links, good news – RSPB press release
Scottish Government refuse Coul Links planning permission Decision warmly welcomed by RSPB Scotland The Scottish Government has confirmed today that it has refused planning permission for a golf course to be built at Coul Links in East Sutherland. RSPB Scotland, one of the Save Coul Links coalition members, hugely welcomes this decision. Anne McCall, Director…