Dan Brown reports on the UK's inaugural conservation cruise in Scotland in May 2026, which took in spectacular wildlife and seldom-visited isles.

A new BirdWatch Ireland report has identified more than 71,000 ha of protected wetlands with restoration potential, as conservationists urge the Irish Government to place birds at the heart of its ...

A 15-year study has revealed that Common Swifts show remarkable fidelity to their nesting sites, with almost all birds returning to the same breeding location each year – reinforcing calls to protect ...

The elusive and little-known Cozumel Fox, a dwarf canid found only on a small Mexican island, has been photographed for the first time, confirming the continued survival of a population that had not ...

Peter Roberts. 412 pages, more than 180 colour photos. ISBN: 9781036971854. Hbk, £25. Available at crex-press.sumupstore.com. The Birds of Islay an ...

The rescue of Texel's famous Spectacled Eider prompted celebration, soul-searching and some very strange criticism, writes our columnist.

North Walian birders enjoyed more excitement with a fly-over Fork-tailed Swift, the Western Reef Heron relocated to ...

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Always a species to get the pulse racing, Caspian Tern has been seen with greater frequency in Britain in recent years. But what is driving this rise in records? Josh Jones takes a closer look.

A chance discovery in Surrey has led to a new technique for monitoring Black Hairstreak, one of Britain's rarest butterflies, after an amateur naturalist found its caterpillars glow brightly under ...

RSPB What’s that Bird? The Simplest ID Guide by Rob Hume (Dorling Kindersley, 2026). 128 pages, many colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780241719169. Pbk, £9.99. Buy now.

A new livestream from a European Honey Buzzard nest in Sussex is offering unprecedented views of one of Britain's most elusive breeding birds of prey.