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RSPB NI is asking the Northern Ireland Environment Agency to put in place a Wild Bird Response Plan as soon as possible, to minimise the impact of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza on wild bird populations, which are already facing multiple pressures such as habitat loss and the impact of climate change.

The RSPB NI said it has had an outbreak at its Window On Wildlife Reserve in Belfast Lough.

There has been a call for urgent action to protect wild birds in Northern Ireland from avian influenza. The RSPB NI is speaking out following an outbreak among ...

Large crowds often gathered in east Belfast to watch and photograph the display, known as a murmuration.

“Common ground is just that – the soil we tread on that gently holds us together,” he said. The conference was hosted by the new Shared Island Unit set up by the government to help maintain all-island relations post-Brexit. Speakers, including scientists, regulators and environmental activists, said while there were strong links and shared projects between universities and environmental groups north and south, official policy was not always so closely aligned. They raised concerns around ...

‘Watch the Birdie’ for RSPB RSPB NI - a charity that works to inspire everyone to give nature a home and to secure a healthy environment for wildlife - is hoping that more people than ever will celebrate their love of nature and unite to count garden birds at the end of January for the annual Big Garden Birdwatch. Wednesday, 27th January 2021, 7:00 am In the past year, there has been a surge in interest in the nature on our doorsteps and many people have come to rely on garden birds to brin...

Numbers of linnets, greenfinches, reed buntings, wintering geese and diving ducks have all dropped. The RSPBs State of the UKs Birds 2020 combines the latest results from bird surveys and monitoring studies. This report covers the whole of the UK and collates data from surveys and helps to put this monitoring and the fortunes of Northern Irelands birds into context with other regions. This years report highlights the poor fortunes of seed-eating birds and some of the geese and diving duck speci...