A new survey has revealed that conservation grazing by heritage Dartmoor ponies is delivering strong results, with several rare and vulnerable bird species now breeding on restored heathland:

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Review of the Week: 15-21 December 2025 A mega on the Channel coast of France came as a shock, Hampshire's grackle was unexpectedly confirmed as Great-tailed and the presence of two Bufflehead was firmed up. Sam Viles reports:

A new study has revealed that even modest levels of road traffic across Iceland's lowlands can significantly reduce the abundance of breeding birds, including globally important populations of waders:

The Wildlife Trusts have warned of a nightmare for biodiversity as the UK Government went against its election commitment to ensure that development promotes nature recovery:

A new captive-breeding programme for Twite in England has produced its first young in captivity and could begin releasing birds into the wild in 2026, in a bid to halt the species' severe decline:

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A Somerset caravan park owner has been ordered to pay £116,263 after being convicted of disturbing a SSSI:

The formal upgrade of Echuya Forest Reserve to national park status is being hailed as a significant conservation success in Uganda, offering renewed protection for one of the country's most threatened forest ecosystems:

A new study reveals precisely how woodpeckers generate enough force to bore into wood – by bracing their entire bodies and synchronising strikes with powerful exhalations:

A new survey has revealed that conservation grazing by heritage Dartmoor ponies is delivering strong results, with several rare and vulnerable bird species now breeding on restored heathland:

A Bearded Vulture rescued in the French Alps has proved to be the oldest of its species ever recorded in the wild:

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Review of the Week: 15-21 December 2025 A mega on the Channel coast of France came as a shock, Hampshire's grackle was unexpectedly confirmed as Great-tailed and the presence of two Bufflehead was firmed up. Sam Viles reports:

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Nigel Kiteley's excellent Gadwall image wins the latest Photo of the Week:

A new study has revealed that even modest levels of road traffic across Iceland's lowlands can significantly reduce the abundance of breeding birds, including globally important populations of waders:

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A Somerset caravan park owner has been ordered to pay £116,263 after being convicted of disturbing a SSSI:

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White Storks and Eurasian Beavers are to be released in East London as part of a new rewilding project:

Calling it out It's better to speak up when you know somebody has misidentified a bird, says David Campbell, who remembers various wrong calls down the years:

The history of Hilbre Island Bird Observatory, American Wigeon ID, the status of Snow Goose in the UK, Gyr Falcon's decline, the lesser-known Elizabeth Gould and waterbird monitoring all feature in this month's Birdwatch, out now!

A Bearded Vulture rescued in the French Alps has proved to be the oldest of its species ever recorded in the wild:

The formal upgrade of Echuya Forest Reserve to national park status is being hailed as a significant conservation success in Uganda, offering renewed protection for one of the country's most threatened forest ecosystems:

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Protected areas safeguard important refuges for wildlife, but a major new analysis suggests they cover only a small fraction of the ranges used by the world's large carnivores:

Review of the Week: 15-21 December 2025 A mega on the Channel coast of France came as a shock, Hampshire's grackle was unexpectedly confirmed as Great-tailed and the presence of two Bufflehead was firmed up. Sam Viles reports:

Nigel Kiteley's excellent Gadwall image wins the latest Photo of the Week:

A Somerset caravan park owner has been ordered to pay £116,263 after being convicted of disturbing a SSSI:

Police and wildlife authorities are investigating the disappearance of White-tailed Eagles at several sites across the UK, amid concerns that the birds may have fallen victim to poisoning or other deliberate acts:

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White Storks and Eurasian Beavers are to be released in East London as part of a new rewilding project:

Calling it out It's better to speak up when you know somebody has misidentified a bird, says David Campbell, who remembers various wrong calls down the years:

The history of Hilbre Island Bird Observatory, American Wigeon ID, the status of Snow Goose in the UK, Gyr Falcon's decline, the lesser-known Elizabeth Gould and waterbird monitoring all feature in this month's Birdwatch, out now!

The formal upgrade of Echuya Forest Reserve to national park status is being hailed as a significant conservation success in Uganda, offering renewed protection for one of the country's most threatened forest ecosystems:

A Kittiwake ringed as a chick in Scotland in June 2023 was recently recovered off the west coast of Greenland in surprising circumstances:

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A comprehensive 40-year analysis has confirmed that Griffon Vultures reintroduced to the Grands Causses in southern France continue to show remarkably high survival rates, four decades after the first releases:

New research reveals that the ornate head crests and neck capes of male Golden and Lady Amherst's Pheasants seriously impair vision – creating large blind spots that could make them more vulnerable to predators:

Protected areas safeguard important refuges for wildlife, but a major new analysis suggests they cover only a small fraction of the ranges used by the world's large carnivores:

Police and wildlife authorities are investigating the disappearance of White-tailed Eagles at several sites across the UK, amid concerns that the birds may have fallen victim to poisoning or other deliberate acts:

The recent discovery of a Belted Kingfisher in Brittany has generated widespread excitement among French birders, for it represents the first confirmed record of the species for the country:

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Review of the Week: 8-14 December 2025 One or two drake Bufflehead and a new American Black Duck were the highlights of a winter spell that featured some exciting wildfowl action, reports Sam Viles: