Birds on the Brink has recently awarded a grant to Sean Glynn of the University of Kent’s Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology. It will help his research in Guyana whose aim is to understand how rainforest species respond to small scale artisanal gold mining and how their recovery and conservation might be assisted.
Read MoreMeet North America’s Sage-grouse, a feisty and resilient species whose survival is inextricably linked to that of its sagebrush prairie habitat. The future of both bird and habitat are at the mercy of the actions of man.
Read MoreBrad James’ stunning image of a Yellow Warbler amidst a sea of Purple Loosestrife provides a vivid example of how plants and animals, when introduced by man outside their natural range, can have profound and worrying environmental consequences.
Read MoreHere’s an update from Guatemala about the Bearded Screech-owl project that Birds on the Brink helped fund.
Read MoreWith so much gloom in the world at present, here are a couple of good news stories that may lighten the mood for readers…
Read MoreMore news about the Hayling Island Ringed Plover project, which Birds on the Brink helped fund.
Read MoreThe events that are unfolding in Ukraine are a human tragedy. However, collateral environmental consequences will also result and this article attempts to throw some light on interlinked history and natural history dating back to the Soviet era.
Read MoreRead an update from Tim Norriss of the Hampshire Swift group about their Winchester Cathedral project, which Birds on the Brink helped fund
Read MoreRead an update on the Hayling Island Ringed Plover project that Birds on the Brink helped fund.
Read MoreRead an update from the Totley Swift Group about their work
Read MoreFind out about Mouse-Free Marion - a project that will save seabirds by eradicating Albatross-killing mice from this globally important Sub-Antarctic Island.
Read MoreA new report called Birds of Conservation Concern 5 has taken a fresh look at the state of the UK’s birds and its findings are dismaying and shocking in equal measure.
Read MoreEarlier in the year Birds on the Brink joined forces with the Norfolk Wildlife Trust to fund measures aimed at helping nesting Little Terns and breeding waders on the north Norfolk coast. Here’s an update, informed by Beach Warden Theo de Clermont. It details the project’s impact on the avian world, together with news of some welcome collateral conservation floral benefits.
Read MoreBirds on the Brink has received a donation of £8,263.20 from the international competition Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOTY). This wonderful addition to the charity’s funds will help us fund conservation grants in the months to come.
Read MoreBirds on the Brink has awarded a grant to the Totley Swift Group in Sheffield for the provision and installation of nest boxes.
Read MoreBirds on the Brink is pleased to help fund measures to protect nesting Little Terns on the north Norfolk coast.
Read MoreBirds on the Brink is supporting continuing efforts to conserve the Bearded Screech-owl in Guatemala.
Read MoreBirds on the Brink is pleased to announce it has awarded a grant for a project aimed at reversing the declining fortunes of coastal-nesting Ringed Plovers.
Read MoreBirds on the Brink is supporting a nest box scheme aimed at helping a beleaguered population of Willow Tits on the outskirts of Manchester.
Read MoreUnique among European raptors, the Honey-buzzard feeds on the larvae of bees and wasps. Sadly, it is slaughtered as it migrates through the Mediterranean, shot illegally by a hardened minority who get a perverse form of pleasure from killing things.
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