Numbers of the bird counted across the project area alone have now more than doubled since a nationwide population low in the 1980s. Celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, two Stone-curlew ...
This prompted the launch of the RSPB Eastern England Stone-curlew Project, targeting the species' strongholds in the Brecks, as well as other parts of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
In 2022 and 2023, two common sandpipers nested in the area - a common visitor to UK upland areas - but previously had been "totally absent" from Howgill Beck, the RSPB said. Lapwing, curlew ...
The Stone-curlew, a shy and peculiar looking sandy-brown bird ... faced significant threats from intensified farming practices and pesticides. 40 years ago, RSPB, our UK Partner, launched two ...
Howgill Beck at RSPB Geltsdale was straightened before the 18th Century but a recent scheme had it "re-wiggled", improving wetland habitats in the area. Birds including snipe, curlew ...
A rare bird that was once on the brink of extinction has been spotted in Norfolk. Images taken by Norfolk Wildlife Trust have ...
The RSPB has worked with 57 farms and landowners ... and our dedicated volunteers by creating and protecting stone-curlew breeding sites over the past four decades, has been remarkable," Mr ...