The Welsh Government has introduced a new environmental bill allowing the public to challenge bodies over issues such as pollution. It mandates local nature-recovery plans and creates an oversight ...

By the island's lofty standards, Fair Isle has had an underwhelming spring, although it felt like the barren run wouldn't continue for much longer. And indeed the run ended spectacularly on 2nd, with ...

A hot June week saw heatwave warnings issued and temperatures exceeding 30°C in many areas. Action on the bird front cooled as temperatures hotted up, though it was always going to prove difficult for ...

An unexpected find over the weekend comprised a first-summer male Desert Wheatear at Keynsham, Avon. It is quite an uncommon record in a historical context, with only one previous June record from ...

With the BTO announcing plans for its next Breeding Bird Atlas, our columnist wonders if it is time to move such important ...

Pallid Harrier has been seen for the first time in the Americas. The harrier was identified by raptor expert Dick Forsman ...

Plans to restore a Sandwich Tern colony at Loch Ryan have been recommended for approval by Dumfries and Galloway Council. The ...

A new study has found that ticks in areas where Common Pheasants are released for shooting are significantly more likely to ...

European Nightjar numbers on RSPB nature reserves have reached a record high of 211 in 2024, thanks to long-term conservation ...

New research shows a 20% drop in Harbour Seal numbers on Scotland's west coast between 2018 and 2023. Once a refuge for the ...