Ten Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus chicks have been moved by helicopter, from their current stronghold on Torishima Island to the site of a former colony 350 km to the South-east. read more at birdlife
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Peregrines Moving Into Cities
The fastest creature in the world – the peregrine falcon – is increasingly opting for city living in the UK. More and more people are now seeing this beautiful bird whilst walking to work or to the shops. And with its striking black hood and speeds of over 100 miles an hour its an incredible […]
Crane Cam goes live!
Audubon (BirdLife in US) and National Geographic have teamed-up to allow people online around the globe to witness the largest concentration of Sandhill Cranes Grus canadensis in the world from a unique ?cranes-eye view?. The Crane Cam is providing outstanding views of Sandhill Cranes in the shallow waters of the Platte River within Audubon?s Rowe […]
New Bird Species Discovered
The announcement of the discovery of a new bird comes with a twist: It?s a white-eye, but its eye isn?t white. Still, what this new bird lacks in literal qualities it makes up for as one of the surprises that nature still has tucked away in little-explored corners of the world. read more at sciencedaily
What Gets A Females Attention, At Least A Songbirds
Male songbirds produce a subtly different tune when they are courting a female than when they are singing on their own. Now, new research offers a window into the effect this has on females, showing they have an ear for detail. The finding provides insights not only into the intricacies of songbird attraction and devotion […]
The Song Doesnt Remain The Same In Fragmented Bird Populations
The song of passerine birds is a conspicuous and exaggerated display shaped by sexual selection in the context of male-male competition or mate attraction. At the level of the individual, song is considered an indicator of male ‘quality’. read more at sciencedaily
Fijian island beats the rat-race?
A partnership between BirdLife International and the Nagilogilo Clan of Vatuira has resulted in the successful eradication of Pacific Rats Rattus exulans from this internationally important seabird colony. Vatuira – a small island located 15 km from the coast of Fiji?s largest island Viti Levu – is an Important Bird Area (IBA) for several seabird […]
Hope for eagle as released bird finds friends
THE old saying that birds of a feather flock together is proving true for a rare species fighting back against extinction. The sense of adventure shown by a young male sea eagle is delighting experts, who see it as evidence that Britain’s biggest bird of prey is spreading over the country once more. read more […]
Beck?s Petrel flies back from extinction!
A bird that was known only from two records from the 1920s has been discovered in the Pacific after a gap of 79 years. Sightings of the Critically Endangered Beck?s Petrel Pseudobulweria becki – published by the British Ornithologists’ Club – have finally proven the species is still in existence, and delighted conservationists. read more […]
Kazakhstan study helps to identify wealth of new IBAs
Identifying Important Bird Areas (IBAs), and ensuring their long-term protection, cannot be achieved without detailed information of the bird populations occurring within them. This was highlighted by a study published this month in BirdLife?s journal Bird Conservation International. The authors produced new data from Kazakhstan highlighting the importance of land surrounding the protected Korgalzhynskiy nature […]