The Curlew. Latin name Numenius arquata. The largest wading bird in Europe, the Curlew can be seen all year round in the UK, on the moorlands and uplands in the breeding season and on the estuaries...
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If I could have a penny for every single time I have read or written about the persecution of a hen harrier, I would be a very rich person by now. Perhaps even...
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Throughout history, humans have managed to spread across the globe, inhabiting some of the most inhospitable environments. We have come and we have gone from areas for a number of reasons, but we...
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Birds of prey and the UK. It has been a somewhat turbulent relationship at best, with constant news of the titanic clashes between raptors and their arch nemesis; the human. As most of us...
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Elegant common cranes are returning to Britain’s wetlands in their largest numbers in four hundred years. The latest common crane survey recorded 48 pairs across the UK. It is estimated that there are...
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This post was updated on 4th November. Yesterday MPs met to discuss the petition started by Mark Avery to ban driven grouse shooting, and another far smaller petition in support of grouse shooting....
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I have never made any secret of the fact that I am a self proclaimed raptor lover. Since the moment I opened a bird ID book, I have been fascinated by the many...
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Another day, another report emerges of a missing bird of prey. For me, when I heard the news this morning, all I could manage was a depressed sigh.The species in question? A Hen...
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Wildlife crime. Two words that should never belong together in the same sentence. In fact, they shouldn’t be anywhere near each other. For those of us who love wildlife and the natural world, we...
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Fingers are crossed at RSPB’s Loch of Strathbeg reserve in Aberdeenshire for a pioneering pair of breeding little gulls Hydrocoloeus minutus. Theirs is the first recorded breeding attempt by little gulls in Scotland,...
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