Warm Saharan breeze brings swallows and martins home weeks early Travelling ahead of the ‘Saharan plume’ many birds usually seen in spring are starting to arrive back in the UK after spending a warm winter in Africa. The RSPB is already receiving reports of swallows and house martins being spotted in Cornwall, Devon and…
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Gilruth/Gregory – mostly ignored but an RSPB response.
Following this morning’s blog about the depths to which GWCT have slipped, I can’t find much coverage of the said press release (hardly surprising is it?). Have you spotted any? There is this one article which more or less republished the original press release and a feisty quote from Martin Harper… This is another sadly…
RSPB response to draft environment bill
Today Defra has published its draft Environment (Principles and Governance) Bill. The RSPB is not impressed. The RSPB’s Director of Conservation, Martin Harper said, ‘We welcome the steps taken by Government to give the proposed green watchdog more teeth; but it still falls short of the body we will need if we are to fill…
Back to that excellent RSPB raptor report
The report on raptor persecution in Scotland published by the RSPB last week deserves a wide readership. I’ve been looking at it again over the weekend. There is a good, and new, piece of interpretation on satellite-tagged Hen Harriers (p12). Of the 18 Hen Harriers that died, or which disappeared under mysterious circumstances (ie their…
RSPB report on raptor killing 2015-17
This is the best report the RSPB has produced on illegal killing of birds of prey. Well done them! This report considers only Scotland and only over three years but this was a time of many important cases and many important scientific findings. The content will be familiar to many who read this blog and…
RSPB press release – Raptor killing in Scotland
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Grouse moor regulation vital to end illegal killing of Scotland’s raptors New report calls for action A new RSPB Scotland report published today has further reinforced the need for grouse moor regulation to be introduced in order to bring to an end to the widespread persecution of raptors in Scotland. The Illegal Killing of Birds…
RSPB press release – Cranes
Common Cranes. Photo: Nick Upton/RSPB images Survey reveals record number of UK’s tallest bird Figures released reveal 2018 has been the most successful year for Britain’s tallest bird – the common crane – since the 17th Century. A record 54 pairs produced 25 chicks, bringing the national total population to around 180 birds. Common cranes now…
RSPB reports another Hen Harrier disappeared
Arthur, a Hen Harrier tagged this summer as a nestling in the Peak District has disappeared in North Yorkshire says RSPB (although this is, slightly confusingly (it confused me), a repeat of a previous press release). The bird, named Arthur, hatched from a nest in the Peak District the summer of 2018. This was the…
RSPB demands
RSPB press release: The RSPB demands governments stop talking and start acting to save nature Over half of British people (63%) want stronger laws to protect our environment Seven out of ten British people (68%) would like to see an independent body set up in their country to enforce environmental laws And, nine out of…
RSPB press release – first Storm Petrel chick for Shiants
Storm Petrel. Photo: Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com) RSPB press release: First storm petrel chick for Shiant Isles Project records calls from burrow A European storm petrel chick has been recorded calling on the Shiant Isles for the very first time. This is an important step for the Shiant Isles Recovery Project as it’s the first known…