A new year dawns, and after glancing back on 2016, most birders will have thought about what their targets are for the coming year…increase their life list, yea...
James Lowen and Yoav Perlman snapping a Firecrest in James' garden
If there are two things we know about birders it’s that (a) they love a challenge, and (b...
Among its many other claims to fame, the Amazon rainforest contains more than 1,500 bird species. Around a quarter of them are found nowhere else on Earth. Many...
It’s spring! Migrant birds are arriving and joining our resident birds to proclaim their territories through song. This is a great time to introduce children to...
In December 2015 ‘Birds of Conservation 4: the population status of birds in the UK, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man’ was published. Commonly known as the ‘...
Tracking and looking out for signs of wildlife is one of those things that I always do. Every time I’m out and about I’ve always got an eye out looking for sign...
As Spurn Bird Observatory Trust enters its 70th year, a very exciting event unfolded on March 27th 2016. Since 1946 the Observatory has been run from rented acc...
1. Ruby-tailed Wasp
This dazzling gem of an insect conjures up the image of an exotic species, perhaps living in the depths of some tropical forest far away fr...
By Rachel Stockwell, Research Assistant, Project Splatter
There are approximately 365,000km of roads, (Richardson et al. 1997), and 34.5 million vehicles in ...
