Page 14 - Conservation Concern News Today

They’ve screamed us into summer for millennia – but now they’re vanishing from our skies. Author Nicola Chester looks at the decline in swifts and how we can make a difference.

Over 1,900 farmers took part in this year's Big Farmland Bird Count (BFBC), organised by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT).

They’ve screamed us into summer for millennia – but now they’re vanishing from our skies. Author Nicola Chester looks at the decline in swifts and how we can make a difference.

For decades, shooters enjoyed open season on magpies — a breed they considered to be vermin. Now, Natural Resources Wales has given the species new protections that take effect on 1 July. CHRIS BETTELEY looks at the issue.

Those watching can expect to catch the hatching of a chick from an egg the parents have laid.

Those watching can expect to catch the hatching of a chick from an egg the parents have laid.

Those watching can expect to catch the hatching of a chick from an egg the parents have laid.

Those watching can expect to catch the hatching of a chick from an egg the parents have laid.

Those watching can expect to catch the hatching of a chick from an egg the parents have laid.

Those watching can expect to catch the hatching of a chick from an egg the parents have laid.