Black-tailed godwits are categorised as near threatened in the IUCN Red List. The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust and RSPB have been pioneering conservation efforts to save them.
Tag: bird
How to help baby birds survive this spring
It’s the ideal time to support our nesting bird species. For this guest blog post, Sean McMenemy from Ark Wildlife explains how we can help our feathered friends
Top 10 reasons to love vultures
I’ve teamed up with wildlife photographer and blogger Margaret Weiss to collate our personal top 10 reasons to love this ‘unlovable’ rogue of the bird world; the vulture. It’s time we recognised these birds as the important ecosystem balancers that they are. It’s time we valued vultures.
How to embrace autumn by learning lessons from nature
An extract from Chloé Valerie Harmsworth’s nature diary. In it she explores her local green spaces through the seasons, identifying and recording flora and fauna, and reflecting on numerous subjects.
Sikkim in India is one of the world’s best places for birding. This is why.
Sikkim is one of the richest birding areas of its size anywhere in the world, making it a much loved destination for birders. Find out more…
Gardens of Extinction guest post
In this insightful guest blog post, we look at the UK’s extinct creatures, and what we might have found outside our front doors up to 500 years ago — with the help of an eye-catching infographic.
Feeding the birds in your garden: Kennedy Wild Bird Food guest post & prize giveaway
This week, Kennedy Wild Bird Food share their thoughts on the arrival of spring, and how March can often be a deceptive month, with its spells of warmer weather.
Whitley Awards: the ‘Green Oscars’
Conservation champions; the Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN), kicked off the month of May with their annual Whitley Awards ceremony at the Royal Geographical Society in London on Wednesday.
Save the kiwi: Old Mout Cider’s mission to save New Zealand’s national bird
I stood as quiet as could be, waiting for my eyes to adjust to the darkness. I barely dared to breathe out, for fear of
Great Horned Owlets Rescue: Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way!
It’s no secret that I’m a lover of reading. So it was a real treat when first time author and all-round animal lover Cheryl Aguiar sent