A new study examining whether birds will be able to adapt to environmental changes within their ranges has shown that species living in ideal conditions have less chance of evolving to cope with a rapidly warming climate.CLICK ON LINK
17.6.17
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS 17TH JUNE 2017
WIRRAL
Hilbre-40 Shelduck,7 returning Curlew,130 Sandwich Tern,150 Common Tern,Little Tern and a Manx Shearwater.
CHESHIRE
Fourways sand quarry-3 Common Scoter.
Kelsall-Iberian Chiffchaff-male still singing northeast of Tirley Farm at Tirley Hollow (SJ550668),track leads off between Tirley Lane and Heaths Lane.
MEGAS IN BRITAIN
ELEGANT TERN-Ringed adult male still around tern colony; park at Pagham Harbour RSPB Visitor Centre or Selsey East Beach Road and walk-Church Norton-West Sussex.
Hilbre-40 Shelduck,7 returning Curlew,130 Sandwich Tern,150 Common Tern,Little Tern and a Manx Shearwater.
CHESHIRE
Fourways sand quarry-3 Common Scoter.
Kelsall-Iberian Chiffchaff-male still singing northeast of Tirley Farm at Tirley Hollow (SJ550668),track leads off between Tirley Lane and Heaths Lane.
MEGAS IN BRITAIN
ELEGANT TERN-Ringed adult male still around tern colony; park at Pagham Harbour RSPB Visitor Centre or Selsey East Beach Road and walk-Church Norton-West Sussex.
16.6.17
15.6.17
SEABIRD DANGER FROM OVERFISHING IN POST-BREXIT SEAS
New research from the RSPB shows that British seabird populations could be adversely affected by the amount of sand-eels caught in the North Sea by industrial fisheries, the charity has revealed.CLICK ON LINK
14.6.17
HEN HARRIER DAY EVENTS WILL RAISE AWARENESS OF SPECIES PLIGHT
This year's Hen Harrier Day will take place on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 August, highlighting the fact that this protected species is still being illegally targeted by rogue members of the shooting industry. Thousands are expected to turn out for Britain's fourth Hen Harrier Day (HHD) at a series of events across the country.CLICK ON LINK
13.6.17
BIRDLIFE DATABASE TAKES RECORD BREAKING 10 MILLION SEABIRD TRACKING POINTS
Seabirds undertake some of the most incredible migratory journeys in the world. Arctic tern, for example, travels from pole to pole every year, a whopping distance of more than 50,000 miles, and many shearwaters and skuas make journeys of tens of thousands of miles, often across deep ocean basins.CLICK ON LINK
12.6.17
11.6.17
PEREGRINE CHICKS SAVED AFTER PARENTS FOUND ILLEGALLY KILLED
Three Peregrine falcons chicks, which were rescued from a nest in Shropshire after their parents were found dead, have found new foster homes.CLICK ON LINK
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