From Google Images to social media, web-sourced photographs and videos are opening new ways to study where birds live, what they eat and how they behave.

Press release from Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation, Forestry England & Exmoor National Park Authority (4 August 2026) THE FIRST WHITE-TAILED EAGLES RELEASED IN EXMOOR NATIONAL PARK The return of…

By mimicking the warning colors of animals that ward off birds, we can produce wind turbine patterns to which birds are averse, reducing the likelihood of

A nonsense mutation in one gene underlies the “pearl” phenotype.

Millions of online images are reshaping ornithological research

The internet hosts vast quantities of digital media across webpages, repositories and social media platforms, providing unprecedented opportunities for ecological research. The use of web-sourced med...

Ultra-light GPS tracking devices have revealed that the Pygmy Falcon operates within an exceptionally small home range while breeding. 

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A few weeks ago I presented a webinar for the Yorkshire-based charity, Friends of the Dales, as part of its Eyes to the Skies campaign, which launched last year to raise awareness about the illegal…

Migratory routes align with leading lines where favorable soaring conditions occur. Soaring raptors, including the Lesser Spotted Eagle (Clanga pomarina), avoid large water bodies and mountain ranges ...

The UK’s biggest bird of prey has been compared to a flying barn door. So how can one fitted with a satellite tracker disappear near a hunting estate?

Why pigeons deserve more respect.

We are looking for a Marine Sites Science Officer to support the implementation and progression of BirdLife’s Marine Programme.

In anticipation of a new RSPB report, due out tomorrow, documenting the ongoing illegal killing of birds of prey in the UK, the BBC News website has an article this morning, stating Britain’s…

Press release from the RSPB (27 May 2026) UK LEGISLATION CONTINUES TO FAIL BIRDS OF PREY AS WIDESPREAD ILLEGAL KILLING CONTINUES 921 confirmed incidents of bird of prey persecution were recorded in…

Different sources of wind turbine data produce sharp differences in estimates of high-risk areas for foraging Griffon Vultures Gyps fulvus - Volume 36

Road counts over 16 years revealed declines in populations of birds of prey in South Africa.

Scottish gamekeeper and former convicted sex offender Russell Douglas Mason, 49, attended a sentencing hearing at Perth Sheriff Court this morning, after pleading guilty last month to the brutal ki…

Call for applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in quantitative raptor biology; deadline 15 May 2026