Legendary love birds Peckster and Flip are back at their summer residence at no. 33 Staple Newk, RSPB Bempton Cliffs. The celebrity seabird couple have amazed RSPB staff and volunteers for years by being the first of Bempton’s almost 9,000 pairs of gannets to return to their nest, lay an egg, raise a chick and then see them off into the big wide world. And this year is no … [Read more...] about Seabird couple keep up their record
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Children Help Barn Owls
Wildlife experts from the World Owl Trust and Forestry Commission have teamed up with local schools to help protect barn owls in south Cumbria. The World Owl Trust at Muncaster Castle near Ravenglass and the Forestry Commission at Grizedale Forest near Ambleside are joint partners in the Rusland Valley Barn Owl Project, which aims to improve barn owl numbers and habitat … [Read more...] about Children Help Barn Owls
Swans in the City
Recent bad weather and frozen waterways have brought animals away from their normal habitats and into the built up areas where we live, in the hunt for food and shelter. Swans from the Lancaster canal have left the waterway and headed inland, rummaging through dustbins and gardens in search of food or for something to do. Dangerous Delays in collecting rubbish … [Read more...] about Swans in the City
Big Garden Birdwatch 30-31 January 2010
Now in it's 31st year the RSPB big Garden Birdwatch is hoping to gather even more sightings of garden birds than ever before. Around half a million people are expected to be watching the garden birds this weekend (30-31 January 2010) for the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch. As Britain has endured its harshest winter since the launch of Big Garden Birdwatch over 30 years … [Read more...] about Big Garden Birdwatch 30-31 January 2010
Barn Owl death survey
This winter’s snow and ice is having a devastating effect on local Barn Owl populations in Northumberland, especially in the uplands which have seen deep snow cover for several weeks and face the likelihood of more to come. Barn Owls are unable to hunt successfully when there is snow cover on the ground and after three to four weeks can die in large numbers. More than a … [Read more...] about Barn Owl death survey