In 1924, British photographer Emma Turner moved into a hut on a 1,200-acre island; over two breeding seasons, its tern colonies topped 1,000 nests

In 1923, Emma Louisa Turner took on the pioneering role of the first watcher at Scolt Head Island, living in a simple hut for ...
Yahoo

This extremely rare British bird looks like a turkey–peacock hybrid – and is on the rise

Good news for British wildlife: a critically endangered bird is showing signs of recovery, as the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) reports a promising rise in numbers at one of its ...
Phys.org

Britain has lost 73 million birds over the last 50 years

Most of the declining species are farmland birds, where a mix of increasingly industrialized agriculture, habitat loss and the climate crisis are having severe impacts. The dawn chorus is a lot ...
Phys.org

Detailed record of ancient British birds reveals potential rewilding candidates

Figuring out which species are natural, where they used to live, and when they went extinct is central to our understanding of how humans, the environment and the climate have shaped the U.K. over the ...
Forbes

Are Bird Feeders Driving Evolution Of Longer Beaks In British Tits?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. I ran across a sweet little paper in Science recently that ...