Martin Harper’s blog carries a rapid account of the AGM but it has attracted more comments than usual. In Martin’s answers to comments he confirms that the RSPB is moving towards there being 200-300 fewer staff in three years’ time than now. This was not a figure that was revealed to the membership at the…
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RSPB AGM
If this were a rating on TripAdvisor or similar then this year’s RSPB AGM would score quite highly. It was a bit less slick than usual – whoever was working the images didn’t quite get them right all the time for example. But it was still an inspirational event – and the AGM itself is…
RSPB AGM + on Saturday
It’s the RSPB AGM on Saturday. You can attend the morning AGM, which is not as dull as it may sound, and in fact is always a rather uplifting event, for free if you are a fully paid up member. I am, and I’ll be there (although I promised myself when I left the RSPB…
News: RSPB press release
Egg collector pleads guilty to charges Most prolific egg collector in recent times took nearly 5,000 eggs, including those of rare and declining birds. Today (12 October) Daniel Lingham appeared at Norwich Magistrates’ Court facing five charges contrary to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, relating to the taking and possession of wild bird eggs….
RSPB: BirdCrime report
Pole trap on Brewlands Estate, Scotland. RSPB’s Birdcrime report reveals 68 confirmed incidents of bird of prey persecution in the UK during 2017, but many illegal killings are going undetected or unreported. Incidents occurred in all 4 UK countries with England having the highest number of confirmed incidents The RSPB believes the introduction of a…
RSPB press release
Somerset’s farmers make hay when the birds fly The picturesque hay-meadows of the Somerset Moors and Levels are the largest wetlands in England home to many waders and some of the rarest birds on Earth A quarter of the global population of curlews can be found in the UK, but breeding numbers have dropped dramatically…
RSPB’s Nature of Scotland awards
These are the shortlists for this year’s categories. Lots of good contenders but I wish Ruth Tingay the best of luck in the political advocate category. Given the judging panel, I would rate her odds of winning at around 9/4. We will learn the identities of the winners on the 22nd of November at a…
RSPB press release – Young eagles soar in the skies over Hoy
Young eagles soar in the skies over Hoy White-tailed eagle chicks take flight in Orkney for the first time in more than 150 years The two white-tailed eagle chicks that hatched in Hoy in May, have successfully fledged, RSPB Scotland announced today. They are the first young white-tailed eagles to take to the Orkney…
RSPB publishes video of trapped Peregrine from Bowland grouse moor
This morning, in this blog, the RSPB have published this video … … which has prompted this excellent blog by RaptorPersecutionUK.
Nice bag RSPB
It was good to see tht my Nature’s Home magazine (it’s still a ghastly name) came through the letterbox in a compostable wrapper. Well done RSPB! The wrapper says that you can recycle it in four ways: Put it in your compost heap Put it in your green garden waste bin Put it in…