Wild Bird Populations in the UK, 1970 to 2018

Bird populations have long been considered to provide a good indication of the broad state of wildlife in the UK. This is because they occupy a wide range of habitats and respond to environmental pressures that also operate on other groups of wildlife. In addition, there are considerable long-term data on trends in bird populations, […]

Join us for the AGM

This year we return to the North-west and WWT Martin Mere. Saturday 29th February 2020 at 2pm Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Martin Mere, Fish Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 0TA If you are a member and planning to attend, please let us know info@waterfowl.org.uk get directions here After the business bit, Steve Dilworth will introduce us […]

General Licences

Following public consultation, and on advice from Natural England, DEFRA have re-issued the General Licence WML-GL36. This permits the control of pest species listed in the licence. For the licence pertinent to: • England – see here. • Wales – see here. • Scotland – see here.

BWA Spring Open Weekend at Humberside

Read report here.

Project Laysan Duck

The small brown duck with huge personality. We are still sampling feathers of Laysan Ducks. Our project is examining the genetic purity of the Laysan Duck, Anas laysanensis. We are still sending out sampling packs for Project Laysan Duck. Read more about the project  here. Contact us if you have not received your pack and […]