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28.1.17

COLD LOVING SPECIES THREATENED BY CLIMATE CHANGE AND HABITAT LOSS

Some of the UK's best-loved birds and butterflies could be wiped out as there is not enough habitat for them to cope with the effects of a warming climate, a study involving British Trust for Ornithology and Butterfly Conservation has revealed.CLICK ON LINK

BTO WINTER RAFFLE

The BTO is the UK's leading charity dedicated to monitoring wild bird populations to inform their conservation. We undertake scientific research and activities, through a partnership between scientists and UK-wide volunteers, to provide objective information and advice about changing wildlife and environments to inform policies and decisions which will support a wildlife-rich environment in the long term.CLICK ON LINK

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS-28TH JAN 2017


22.1.17

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS-22nd JAN 2017


THE TOP 10 WESTERN PALEARCTIC VAGRANTS OF 2016

As a continuation of last year's popular 'TOP 10 Craziest Western Palearctic vagrants of 2015' article, here I present an updated top 10 for the year 2016. There weren't quite as many individual stand-out records as in 2015 yet nonetheless the year served up several new birds for the region, including some genuine shocks, as well as some classy and popular vagrants.CLICK ON LINK