After many years of searching for birds on Scilly, I finally took the plunge and headed north for my first Shetland autumn in 2012. I was hooked. But it wasn't until 2019 that our established crew ...

The Wildlife Trusts have published a new assessment of the effects of climate change on UK natue reserves. The report, Resilient Nature, shows how much-loved species and habitats are faring across ...

Rice's Whale, described in 2021, is already Critically Endangered, with only 50 individuals surviving in the Gulf of Mexico. Threatened by oil exploration, ship strikes, noise and pollution, its ...

Mark Avery considers the Right to Roam campaign and asks if more public access to the countryside is a good thing for our wildlife.

Pine Marten has returned to Exmoor NP after an absence of more than a century. Nine females and 10 males were released during September 2025 at secret locations owned by the National Trust and ...

A spate of poisoning incidents in May and June 2025 has killed more than 400 vultures in and around South Africa's Kruger NP, pointing to a crisis that experts say could drive the birds towards ...

Sam Viles rounds up the birding action in Britain, Ireland and the Western Palearctic during 29 September-5 October 2025 in the BirdGuides Review of the Week. Two Siberian Thrushes, Yellow-browed ...

In a particularly strong week for uploads, Chris Darby's superb Lesser Grey Shrike flight shot wins today's award. Despite the great advances in autofocus technology, snapping flight shots of ...

The BTO has launched a UK-wide Winter Bird Survey to improve understanding of wintering bird populations in habitats such as farmland and woodland. Building on earlier work, the project aims to assess ...

Samoa's Critically Endangered Tooth-billed Pigeon, or 'little dodo', is facing imminent extinction due to deforestation, hunting and invasive species, reports BirdGuides. Conservationists warn that ...

New research shows Little Bustard has rebounded in Kyrgyzstan's Chuy and Talas valleys, with an estimated 1,400-1,900 nesting individuals. It was considered extinct in the region as recently as 2006.