Conservationists have warned that British birds are being “pushed past their limits” as official figures showed ongoing declines in species in all habitats.Data from the Environment Department (Defra) ...

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Around 10 per cent of the world population of Balearic shearwaters has visited UK inshore waters this summer and autumn, with more than 1,200 birds being recorded from just one watchpoint near Land's ...

Seabirds nest in places that are inaccessible for most humans - vertical cliffs and remote islands surrounded by raging waves. Worse still, many seabirds lay their eggs in burrows or cavities where ...

Elizabeth Masden receives funding from the Natural Environment Research Council to study the effects of renewable energy on bird populations While protected areas on land are beneficial, they only ...

An "internationally important" nature reserve has been awarded £640,000 to upgrade a seabird visitor centre, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) said. Bempton Cliffs, at Flamborough Head in East Yorkshire ...

Researchers have used tourist photos to reconstruct the rise and fall of common guillemots, one of the largest auk species. Those data show that the guillemots suffered early in the 20th century, but ...