Conservationists are investigating what has caused the largest roost of corn buntings in living memory to settle in a farmer’s field in Bedfordshire. The farm in the village of Stotfold in Bedfordshire currently has 700 corn buntings – thought to be around 4 per cent of the entire UK population – occupying one field. RSPB experts are working with farmer Steve Bumstead to … [Read more...] about Record corn bunting roost in Bedfordshire
Songbirds
Red Squirrels given cash boost
The survival of red squirrels in the Greater Morpeth area has been given an enormous boost after a £10,000 donation from regional developer The Banks Group. Red squirrels in the town have been under serious threat of localised extinction, as the town has become invaded by hordes of non-native grey squirrel looking to set up permanent residence in its parks and … [Read more...] about Red Squirrels given cash boost