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Stoat cull credited with rise in Orkney curlew numbers
The number of curlew wading birds in Orkney is on the rise again after a drive to reduce the number of predatory stoats. The ...
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Action plan to save UK Curlews from extinction launched for World Curlew Day
Monday 21 April is World Curlew Day, the perfect time to launch the UK Action Plan for Curlew. In this special feature, RSPB ...
Island bird population back on the rise as charity removes invasive species
The Orcadian curlew population is on the rise following an effort to reduce the numbers of an invasive predator, experts have ...
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'Rare' ruff spotted at Rainton Meadows in North East
Birdwatchers are flocking to Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve this week following the rare sighting of a ruff, a distinctive and unusual wading bird.
Orkney’s curlew population back on the rise as charity removes invasive species
The Orkney Native Wildlife Project began removing stoats in 2019 and the latest survey, which covered 100 sites and recorded ...
Hedgehogs to be relocated from Scottish Island in groundbreaking conservation project
A £97,840 grant from the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund will support a groundbreaking conservation project ...
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Police issue warning on disturbance of ground nesting birds
As we approach the Easter weekend and World Curlew Day on 21 April, the Police Service, in partnership with RSPB NI and NIEA, ...
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Discover Senegal and the birds we share along the flyway
Perched on the western edge of Africa lies Senegal – a country of more than 18 million people and 560 species of birds. Home to dramatic and varied landscapes from arid plains to vast lagoons and ...