Ospreys From The Office
Working from the home office has it’s advantages but people often report that it can take great self-discipline to avoid the distractions. Usually those distractions come in the form of… Read More »Ospreys From The Office
Birds
Blog articles about birds
Mascot Madness! Birds in Football
The Christmas holidays can be a real treat for football fans. The games come thick and fast, and as we reach the season’s halfway point, fans start to get an… Read More »Mascot Madness! Birds in Football
Tears, Tantrums and Triumphs: Bird Races for Beginners
Over the years, we’ve been involved in a fair few bird races. Usually, they are a heady mixture of highs, lows and complete exhaustion. They are also, though, a fantastic… Read More »Tears, Tantrums and Triumphs: Bird Races for Beginners
Avian Influenza: An Update
We’ve been covering avian influenza, or bird flu, and its effect on wild bird populations since spring last year. The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) strain called H5N1 devastated many… Read More »Avian Influenza: An Update
Britain’s Future Birds Part 2: Lost Birds
In Part 2 of our exploration of Britain’s future birds, we look at the species we could lose as breeding birds. Many of these will be as a direct result… Read More »Britain’s Future Birds Part 2: Lost Birds
Britain’s Future Birds Part 1: New Arrivals
We’ve written before about a few of the birds colonising the UK due to climate change. Great white egrets, bee-eaters and black-winged stilts, for example, have all bred here in… Read More »Britain’s Future Birds Part 1: New Arrivals
The Big Garden Birdwatch
Every year, at the end of January, the RSPB runs its Big Garden Birdwatch. Approximately half a million people take part in this popular citizen science event. Running for over… Read More »The Big Garden Birdwatch
Ringed Birds and What They Tell Us
Sometimes when we are out doing bird surveys or working on a site we come across ringed birds. It might have just a metal ring, or one combined with a… Read More »Ringed Birds and What They Tell Us
Spotlight On: Peregrine Falcon
Although all birds are protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act, Schedule 1 of the act gives certain species even greater protection. These are birds that are rare or are… Read More »Spotlight On: Peregrine Falcon
International Dawn Chorus Day
The dawn chorus is a true natural wonder. And International Dawn Chorus Day celebrates this every year on the first Sunday in May. But what exactly is the dawn chorus,… Read More »International Dawn Chorus Day