Leighton Moss, a premier RSPB reserve where you can hear bitterns boom, is a lovely walk away over the crag. |
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The ubiquitous house sparrow may soon become an unfamiliar sight in the region the RSPB has warned. |
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The RSPB believes that urgent action to eradicate ruddy ducks from Europe is justified if the white-headed duck's future is to be secured. |
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The RSPB and English Nature revealed that bittern numbers have increased five fold in just seven years. |
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According to the RSPB, the River Earn is cut off from its natural flood plain by earth embankments protecting agricultural land. |
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I found my way to Liam McFaul, the RSPB warden, by asking a string of his relatives how to get to his house. |
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Birds such as skylark, corn bunting and tree sparrow are now in decline, and the RSPB hopes the survey will pinpoint farms where they are still present. |
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The RSPB reports that, despite the upturns in the fortune of many birds of prey in recent years, the hen harrier remains a seriously threatened species. |
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The collared dove and wood pigeon are now five times more common in British gardens than in 1979, according to the results of the RSPB 25th Garden Birdwatch survey. |
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The RSPB was particularly keen to provide a replacement habitat for the black-tail godwit, which overwinters on the Humber, before returning to Iceland in early spring. |
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A short walk along the causeway to Horrid Hill is a must, followed by a longer walk along the tideline to the reedbeds at Motney Hill RSPB Reserve. |
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Into May and an early visit to Conwy RSPB was rewarded with a female Kentish plover, the first I'd ever seen in Wales. |
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Three Scaup are still at RSPB Conwy and two Long-tailed Ducks on Llyn Trawsfynydd. |
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They were seized and identified by the RSPB as guillemot, razorbill and mute swan eggs. |
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Another Surfie is off Pensarn with Velvet Scoter and Scaup, and three more Scaup are at RSPB Conwy. |
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A pair of little ringed plovers at RSPB Conwy is raising hopes of nesting this year for the first time in years. |
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A pair of Montagu's harrier are visible from a new RSPB watchpoint on the Lincolnshire coast. |
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A pair of Montagu's harrier will be visible when a specially mounted RSPB watchpoint opens on the Lincolnshire coast, near Boston. |
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A Ring Ouzel was at RSPB South Stack and a White Wagtail on Bardsey, which also hosted Black Redstart and Sandwich Tern. |
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Rodley Nature Reserve, Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve, St Aidans and Fairburn Ings RSPB reserve all lie alongside the Aire. |
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Whooper Swans at RSPB Conwy and on Llanrwst floodwater and a Common Scoter on Abergele's Pentre Mawr lake were all unusual. |
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A Montagu's harrier at RSPB South Stack was a great find and stayed through Monday, but a Crane over Fenn's Moss just kept on flying. |
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Garganeys were at RSPB Conwy and Malltraeth Marsh, while a Black-necked Grebe remained in Bodfari Park Quarry, Afonwen. |
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In January 2006, scientists from the RSPB and Zoological Society of London proved that the drug meloxicam was a suitable and safe alternative. |
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Signs of winter include snow buntings on the Great Orme and at Point Of Ayr RSPB reserve, but much rarer are two shore larks at Gronant. |
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Ahead of the event, the RSPB remarked that Mistle Thrush numbers had halved in the past 10 years. |
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A Firecrest was at RSPB Conwy, Black Redstarts at RSPB South Stack and Bardsey, where a Glaucous Gull was only the 30th record for the island. |
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Glaucous gulls were at Carmel Head and Rhosneigr over the weekend, and Long-tailed Ducks remain at RSPB Valley Wetlands and Llyn Trawsfynydd. |
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A goosander pootled the Conwy estuary, with pintail and Cetti's warbler at RSPB Conwy. |
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On Anglesey, RSPB Valley Lakes has recorded bittern, marsh harrier and Cetti's warblers this week. |
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On Sunday a desert wheatear was on Crosby beach, Merseyside, but only for the afternoon, as was a pectoral sandpiper at Conwy RSPB on Monday. |
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Local twitcher Chris Tynan from the RSPB will lead the tour, which will take in the diverse birds and animals living in the area. |
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I have to say that on St George's Day I was perched on a branch of a tree in Ryton Wood cuckooing my heart out, so RSPB, I am doing my best. |
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Garganey and Black Tern were good finds at Morfa Aber, while a Little Stint was at RSPB Conwy and Curlew Sandpiper on the Clwyd estuary. |
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A Black-necked Grebe in Afonwen quarry, Bodfari, remains for its third week, and a Garganey at RSPB Conwy for its second. |
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A Jack Snipe was at RSPB Conwy and two Great Grey Shrikes remain at World's End. |
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A grey phalarope at RSPB Conwy gave good views over the weekend, while ruff, little stint and spotted redshank were the supporting cast. |
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The RSPB is asking people who spend time in the Peak District and the Pennine moors to keep their eyes peeled for hen harriers. |
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Wintering Firecrests remain at Llanfairfechan sewage works and at RSPB Conwy, where a Golden Plover and a skein of Pink-footed Geese were seen. |
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Created in partnership with the RSPB, this is located by the water taxi stop and is best described as a giant human-sized funnel web. |
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Black Rock also hosts five Long-tailed Ducks, with others at RSPB Valley Lakes and Porthmadog Cob. |
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In total, more than 200 different species of bird have been seen at the RSPB reserve at Conwy, including seasonal visitors. |
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The Lake District is home to a range of bird species, and the RSPB maintain a reserve in Haweswater. |
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On Anglesey, a Longtailed Duck was at RSPB Valley Wetlands, and another two, with a couple of Great Northern Divers, on the Inland Sea. |
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The actress, keen birdwatcher and RSPB patron finally heads north and sets out in search of puffins, otters and gannets on the island. |
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To protect resident and migratory birds, BirdLife Cyprus and the RSPB survey areas of illegal trapping. |
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Today, the RSPB works with both the civil service and the Government to advise Government policies on conservation and environmentalism. |
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The RSPB confers awards, including the President's Award, for volunteers who make a notable contribution to the work of the society. |
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The Charity Commission investigated the claims, and contacted the RSPB to get it to clarify its web statement. |
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The visitor centre at RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands provides birdwatching facilities in the Dee Estuary nature reserve. |
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A LONG-BILLED dowitcher, from America, was found at Burton Marsh, Wirral last weekend and was next seen at Inner Marsh Farm RSPB, Wirral. |
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An instance of this was the RSPB report linking a population crash of seabirds in the North Sea to fishing for sand eels. |
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This stand was to change only in 1936 when the RSPB was taken over by Tom Harrisson and others. |
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On site at the festival, Bestival supports Oxfam, RSPB, Amnesty International, Water Aid and the Legacy Project. |
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More Dotterels this week, with seven on the summit of Foel Fras, one at RSPB South Stack and two on Foel Grach. |
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Natural landmarks include such diverse sites as the gritstone outcrop of Otley Chevin and the Fairburn Ings RSPB reserve. |
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The RSPB has two nature reserves adjoining the estuary, at Bowling Green Marsh and Exminster Marshes. |
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The Hen Harrier Hotline has been relaunched by the RSPB to discover more about where the birds are breeding in northern England. |
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More usual summer migrants include the first reed warblers of the year at RSPB Conwy, and good numbers of whimbrels around the coast. |
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Passage shorebirds have started to move, with Whimbrels on Anglesey and Common Sandpipers at RSPB Conwy. |
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The starling and the song thrush have both fallen down the pecKing order in the RSPB Big Schools' Birdwatch. |
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In 2000 the RSPB began providing wooden house-shaped nesting boxes in terraces for the roseate terns. |
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Nearby, three Bewick's Swans are at RSPB Oakenholt Marsh and a Great White Egret at Sealand Ranges. |
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To take part, spend one hour during the Big Garden Birdwatch weekend counting species in your garden and submit your results to the RSPB at rspb. |
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The UK breeding population of this mall diving seaduck has substantially declined and it is now on the RSPB conservation red list. |
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At RSPB Malltraeth, a glossy ibis is feeding in the wetland channels, while the lesser yellowlegs is in its fifth week on the Alaw estuary, Llanfachraeth. |
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The RSPB maintains over 200 reserves throughout the United Kingdom, covering a wide range of habitats, from estuaries and mudflats to forests and urban habitats. |
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The long-staying Scaup continues to reside on Parc Eirias boating lake, Colwyn Bay, at least one Firecrest is at RSPB Conwy and a Woodlark was over the Great Orme last week. |
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In a collaboration between the RSPB and the British Fashion Council, a whole bunch of designers took on the brief to mark London Fashion Week and National Nestbox Week. |
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A great northern diver was in Foryd Bay, up to three firecrests remain at RSPB Conwy and a record 23 purple sandpipers roosted at Rhos Point on Christmas Day. |
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Roy Taylor completes his coast-to-coast trek for the RSPB at Hornsea. |
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In 2013 the Isles of Scilly Seabird Recovery Project was set up by a number of organisations including the RSPB and the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust. |
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On the weekend of January 24-25, the RSPB is holding its 36th annual Big Garden Birdwatch event, which gives a snapshot of garden bird populations each winter. |
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The RSPB has called for shoots to be licensed, and former RSPB Conservation Director Dr Mark Avery raised a petition calling for a ban on the practice. |
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After years of work, the RSPB will open a new watchpoint at the Talacre nature reserve, Flintshire, on Saturday with a guided walk and refreshments. |
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The RSPB has many local groups and maintains 200 nature reserves. |
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Ownership is shared between English Heritage, the National Trust, the Ministry of Defence, the RSPB, Wiltshire Council, and private individuals and farmers. |
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In 2012 the RSPB leased two farms from the landowner United Utilities. |
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Seabirds from the Arctic Circle have been arriving, including Long-tailed Ducks at RSPB Valley Lakes, Llyn Trawsfynydd, Porthmadog Cob and off Black Rock Sands. |
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Long-staying local visitors include Surf Scoters off Morfa Bychan and Llanddulas, Scaup and Pintail at RSPB Conwy and Long-tailed Ducks on Llyn Penrhyn. |
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The RSPB is the UK Partner of BirdLife International and manages the South Atlantic Invasive Species Project on behalf of the partner governments. |
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Long-tailed Ducks were at RSPB Valley Lakes, Rhosneigr and Glaslyn at the weekend, while Velvet and Surf Scoters were among the seaduck flock off Llanddulas. |
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Long-stayers at the weekend include four Surf Scoters off Pensarn, Scaup and Firecrest at RSPB Conwy and Long-tailed Ducks at RSPB Valley Wetlands. |
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At least two glaucous gulls continue to inhabit the Menai Straits, but five avocets that spent a weekend at RSPB Conwy moved on, despite mating and prospecting for nests. |
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At RSPB Conwy, a Knot joined migrating Dunlins on the estuary. |
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It was sold to the RSPB by the Hoy Trust for a nominal amount. |
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Ring ouzels, the mountain blackbird, have been returning to upland nesting areas, hopefully to be recorded by RSPB surveyors completing a UK census. |
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The film that has been produced and filmed by RSPB Cymru, shows that if peatlands are restored, farmers will lose fewer sheep, which can become trapped in drainage ditches. |
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Birding this week continues to focus on Autumn migration, with southbound Whimbrels and Green Sandpiper at RSPB Conwy and a Garganey at Malltraeth Cob. |
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Spotted redshanks were at Porthmadog's Llyn Bach and Morfa Madryn near Llanfairfechan, and two pectoral sandpipers were on the border at RSPB Inner Marsh Farm. |
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Wildlife charity the RSPB said the return of the red kite to our skies and the bittern to our reedbeds were the conservation high points of the Noughties. |
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There was an arrival of Whinchats on Monday, with birds at RSPB Conwy and Gronant, and Tree Pipits at Gronant, the Great Orme, Bangor Mountain and Bardsey. |
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Various techniques are recommended by Natural England and the RSPB to control bracken either individually or in combination RSPB Bracken management in the uplands. |
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The rare insect-eating round-leaved sundews were saved by RSPB and United Utilities staff and volunteers working at Dovestone Reservoir in Saddleworth. |
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Offshore, on the Skerries, RSPB wardens look after one of the largest tern colonies in Britain, where a roseate tern has again paired up with an Arctic tern. |
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In 2009, the most popular visitor attractions were the Shetland Museum, the RSPB reserve at Sumburgh Head, Bonhoga Gallery at Weisdale Mill and Jarlshof. |
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Pen y Gogarth hosted Tree Pipit, Redstarts, Whinchat and Yellow Wagtails at the weekend, while Ruff, Sandwich Terns and more Redstarts were at RSPB Conwy. |
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Other scarce visitors to Ynys Mon last week included a Great White Egret at Cemlyn Bay, Garganey on Cefni Reservoir and Black Redstart at RSPB South Stack. |
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The first wood warblers are singing in the Aber Valley and swifts made an early return, at RSPB Conwy and Morfa Madryn, where a smart male garganey spent much of last week. |
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Thirty Spanish birds were introduced into Rockingham Forest near Corby in 2000, and by 2010, the RSPB estimated that over 200 chicks had been reared from the initial release. |
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The EA work closely with the RSPB and wildlife crime officers. |
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The RSPB does not run bird hospitals nor offer animal rescue services. |
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The RSPB is a member of The National Council for Voluntary Youth Services. |
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