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Spoonbills return to Cambridgeshire for first time since 17th century
Driven out by hunting and habitat loss, the birds are now nesting and breeding in a few pockets in England
Restore Nature Now: thousands to march in London calling for urgent action
Mainstream groups including National Trust and RSPB will join hunt saboteurs and direct action activists for first time
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Mark Smart obituaryHouse sparrow tops Big Garden Birdwatch charts for 21st year in a row
‘The Bermuda triangle for birds’: Hen harriers face threat of grouse season
Boom in mating calls of Britain’s loudest bird signals successful breeding year
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More than 400,000 songbirds killed by organised crime in CyprusReport links rise in birds trapped for human consumption to cuts in anti-poaching resources in area of British military base
Spot the punk rockers: hope for waxwing boost in annual UK bird count
People encouraged to record sightings of the migratory, mohican-sporting birds in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend
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RSPB to give young people free access to its nature reserves in ‘youth revolution’Conservation charity will roll out two-year pilot scheme across UK as it seeks to increase young people’s engagement with nature
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UK firefighters go to Spain for wildfire training as number of blazes surgesExclusive: wildfires, once rare in the UK, more than doubled last year to nearly 24,000 with devastating effects on wildlife habitats
Charities can campaign on ‘issues that provoke strong emotions’ – watchdog
Exclusive: In wake of RSPB tweet controversy, Charity Commission says voluntary sector entitled to engage in political activity
Observer comment cartoon
Beware the Tory Jubjub bird – cartoonIt would appear that Conservative green policies are in fact blue…
RSPB v the Tories: six environmental promises - lies or otherwise?
RSPB chief apologises after charity calls ministers ‘liars’ over green policy
Nature groups prepared to ‘mobilise’ 20m members over UK climate policy
Organisations including RSPB, National Trust and RSPCA urge prime minister to honour green promises
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Brick by brick: the British manufacturers building a better future for birdsIt takes just under a minute to make a single swift brick that could house generations of migratory birds. So why isn’t it compulsory to install them in the UK?
RSPB calls for suspension of game-bird releases over avian flu fears
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More than 50,000 wild birds in UK killed by avian flu – double previous estimatesIrises of gannets that survive avian flu turn from blue to black, study finds
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Collecting ‘gourmet’ eggs from black-headed gulls should be banned, says RSPB
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