Now, the sound of spring is at risk

The cuckoo, the bird whose two-note call has long been one of the iconic sounds of spring, has been added to the Red List of Britain’s most threatened species.

Climate link to mockingbird songs

Unpredictable weather seems to stimulate chatter among birds – as well as humans – according to researchers.

More than half of the world’s threatened birds are threatened by invasive species

Invasive alien species are affecting native wildlife in almost every corner of the Earth. “An unwanted by-product of globalization, non-native species are harming ecosystem services, livelihoods and economies throughout the world”, said Ban Ki-moon – United Nations Secretary-General.

Birds flock to asylum beach

A species of birds that are able to fly immediately after hatching from eggs buried beneath tropical sand have been given their own private beach in eastern Indonesia.

Dire warnings of insect extinctions may be wide of the mark

At least one in ten species of dragonfly and damselfly are threatened with extinction, according to the first world survey of their numbers.

The figure may be an underestimate as so little is known about many species.

Hopes of fitting tags to ospreys

RSPB Scotland is pinning hopes on three osprey eggs at one of its reserves hatching and then being able to track two of the young via satellite.

Hopes of fitting tags to ospreys

RSPB Scotland is pinning hopes on three osprey eggs at one of its reserves hatching and then being able to track two of the young via satellite.

The bizarre birds given their own tropical beach

A species of birds that are able to fly immediately after hatching from eggs buried beneath the tropical sand have just been given their own private beach in eastern Indonesia, a conservation group said today.