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Tuesday, 10 August 2010 |
The British Birdwatching Fair is the world's largest international birding event. Described as the birdwatcher's Glastonbury, Birdfair encompasses the whole spectrum of the birdwatching industry whilst at the same time supporting global bird conservation. There are hundreds of stands selling the latest products for wildlife enthusiasts. You'll find everything, from scopes to sculptures, binoculars to bird food, eGuides to eco-holidays!
Birdfair takes place at Egleton Nature Reserve, Rutland Water, Oakham, Rutland on 20-22 August 2010.
For more information and to buy tickets click here. |
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Sunday, 01 August 2010 |
Birds will soon start to shed their feathers from this year's breeding season and grow new warmer feathers to see them through the winter. Moulting requires a lot of energy so it is important that you keep feeding them during this process.
Jobs for August
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 |
The new RSPB catalogue is available online full of bird feeders, food and nest boxes. Also available are lots of treats for humans including new organic Love Nature organic chocolate and for a limited period, you can try any one bar of dark, milk or orange for only 99p.
Plus get a 3kg bag of premium ground mix for half price when you spend £30.
Visit the RSPB Shop |
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2009 Worst Year For Bird Poisoning In Scotland |
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Friday, 23 July 2010 |
Conservationists are pressing for tougher laws to combat wildlife crime on Scottish grouse moors after a record number of poisoning cases against birds of prey such as golden eagles and red kites last year.
The RSPB Scotland said ministers should make grouse moor owners legally responsible for attacks on birds of prey on their estates because existing laws and voluntary codes had failed.
The conservation charity said the latest official figures showed there were 46 proven poisoning incidents targeting birds of prey last year – the highest total in two decades – and another seven cases where illegal poisons were found on shooting estates.
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New RSPB Family Membership |
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Friday, 16 July 2010 |
To coincide with the school holidays, the RSPB have launched a brand new family membership. The Wild Families membership pack provides parents with useful information on places to visit to enjoy nature as a family. And if you join before the 31st August you can receive the RSPB Nature Guide family activity book which is ideal for keeping the kids amused this summer.
Find about all the other great benefits you get with an RSPB family membership. |
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Wednesday, 14 July 2010 |
A new wildlife documentary series starts on BBC1 tonight following Bluey and Sheila, one of the 13,000 little penguin couples who live on Phillip Island, off the coast of Australia. As the devoted penguin couple returns to their cliff-top home to begin the annual breeding cycle, Penguin Island introduces the dedicated team of rangers and scientists who will monitor and protect them through the hottest summer on record.
Rolf Harris narrates Penguin Island and you can find out more details here.
If you are visiting Australia then why not book an excursion to Penguin Island. |
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The Cockney Sparrow Project |
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Tuesday, 13 July 2010 |
The London Wildlife Trust and Peabody have launched a new community project to create wildlife-friendly estates in London with the help of residents and tenants.
The project aims to connect residents and tenants with sparrows and wildlife both on their doorstep, and a little further afield, in London. With the essential help of the people who live on them, the London Wildlife Trust aiming to encourage and nurture birds and other wildlife on target estates, through a range of practical conservation activities.
Cockney Sparrow activities include:
planting hedgerow species such as hawthorn and blackthorn to create the ideal, bustle-friendly bird habitat
planting grasses and flowers to attract the protein-rich aphids, caterpillars and weevils that nestlings love to feed on
community workshops to make roosting boxes for a host of species including bats, swifts, house martins and sparrows
visits to wildlife reserves and green spaces in London
training to record birds and wildlife on estates.
Read more ...
And find out more about the decline of the house sparrow. |
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Puffins Tracked With Sat Nav |
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Thursday, 08 July 2010 |
Cutting edge technology is shedding light on the daily flight paths of puffins around the Farne Islands, off the Northumberland coast, and providing clues that could be vital to the seabirds’ survival.
Over the last year, scientists have used the technology to build up a picture of where the puffins are heading for when they take off from the islands each day. This shows that they are making a beeline for feeding ‘hotspots’ 20 miles out to sea.
Along with their established and protected breeding grounds on the islands, these hotspots may be important areas to conserve in order to ensure the puffin’s future survival.
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Thursday, 01 July 2010 |
On hot days make sure you put out a fresh supply of water for birds to drink and bathe in. Also, you may need to put out smaller amounts of food more often as it can go off more quickly in the heat so check your bird table regularly.
Garden jobs for July |
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World Cup Threat To Rare Vulture |
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Tuesday, 08 June 2010 |
One of Africa’s largest birds of prey is being taken to the edge of extinction by South African gamblers who believe that smoking its brains will give them supernatural powers to predict results in this month’s football World Cup.
Mark Anderson, of BirdLife South Africa, said he feared that belief in “muti” magic would accelerate the decline in rare Cape vultures. “Many vulture species across the world are in trouble. Our own species in southern Africa is declining sharply for a number of reasons, including reduced food availability, deliberate poisoning and electrocution from electricity pylons.
“The harvesting of the birds’ heads by followers of muti magic is an additional threat these birds can’t endure.”
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Wednesday, 02 June 2010 |
The RPSB's annual garden wildlife survey begins on the 5th June. Make Your Nature Count is asking people to spend an hour counting all the wildlife that visits their gardens such as birds, frogs, toads, squirrels and foxes.
From the results the RSPB will build up a picture of how important gardens are in sustaining wildlife.
Find out more about Make Your Nature Count. |
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Tuesday, 01 June 2010 |
As midsummer approaches you'll be able to sit outside and enjoy all the work you've put into your garden earlier in the year. It's important as the days get warmer that you keep your bird bath topped up with fresh water to give birds something to drink and somewhere to cool down.
Garden jobs for June |
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Springwatch With The RSPB |
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Friday, 28 May 2010 |
Springwatch is back on our screens from the 31st May to the 17th June 2010 (Mondays to Thursdays) and the RSPB will be holding a Springwatch events weekend on the 5th and 6th June.
The RSPB's Dates with Nature will introduce you to amazing creatures and allow you to get up close and personal with all your Springwatch favourites.
Two of the RSPB's vice presidents, Kate Humble and Chris Packham (the man tasked with taking over the reins from Bill Oddie on the Springwatch sofa) are fronting the show. Look out for the RSPB reserves and their amazing wildlife on the show.
RSPB members have free access to all RSPB reserves - find out more about the benefits of joining the RSPB. |
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Friday, 28 May 2010 |
Bird lovers beware ...
There's bad tempered ... and then there's Ringo the crane.
With his red cheeks, boggle-eyed stare and spiky plumage, this is one angry-looking bird. And woe betide anyone who gets too near him. In fact, carrying a dustbin lid is the safest way to avoid a nasty headbutt from the flapping menace.
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Escaped Bald Eagle Lands On Girl In Bristol |
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Wednesday, 26 May 2010 |
A 10-year-old girl received minor cuts to her hand when an escaped bald eagle with a 6ft-wingspan landed on her. Sarah Arikan, who owns a hotel in Bristol, near Cribbs Causeway, said the eagle landed on her daughter India's wrist on Monday evening.
The bird was identified by a tag on its leg as belonging to a falconry centre about 50 miles (80km) away. It had been taking part in a display at Moreton-in-Marsh on Sunday and had failed to return.
The eagle, which is named Wotan, had escaped from the Cotswold Falconry Centre near Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire.
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Chelsea Flower Show Designer Covers Garden Features To Help Birds |
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Monday, 24 May 2010 |
The creators of an entry entitled ‘Lights and Colours Of The Alps’, inspired by the mountains of northern Italy, hoped to use mirrors to "symbolise the high altitudes, intense sunlight and the reflective nature of the snow and ice".
Officials at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), which runs the show, say confused birds could fly into the reflective surfaces, risking fatal injury.
It means the Italian pair behind the unusual garden have been forced to paint over the tops of mirrors and drape safety nets across the garden, at a cost of £3,500, only days before show opens to visitors on Tuesday.
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