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Nature Watch: Dawn Chorus heralds arrival of springtime

Birmingham Post — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:00:00 GMT

I believe the recent week of warm weather had the effect of kick-starting nature into action.

Nature Watch: Different days are delightful at Middleton

Birmingham Post — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 08:00:00 GMT

I recently spent two very contrasting Sundays at RSPB Middleton Lakes nature reserve just outside Tamworth. For the first one, I had to battle with driving cold rain that made the temperature feel just above freezing.

Nature Watch: Bird watching is much easier than you think

Birmingham Post — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 08:00:00 GMT

You would naturally think that anyone who works for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) would be a mad keen bird watcher who scours the land looking for the latest rare bird to spot and add to their ‘life-list’.

West Midlands wildlife projects win funding to restore habitats

Birmingham Post — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:05:00 GMT

More than £650,000 of Government funding has been handed out to projects to help rare species and restore habitats in Birmingham.

Nature Watch: Pear bestows bountiful gifts on all creation

Birmingham Post — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT

You may have hummed the classic Christmas line about a partridge in a pear tree this festive season, but pear trees can be a great gift for all sorts of other wildlife too.

Nature Watch: Help stamp out threat to the albatross

Birmingham Post — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

At RSPB we have a festive plea – we need your help to stamp out threats to albatrosses during the season of goodwill. We are asking people to help raise funds to protect the threatened birds by saving up the stamps from their Christmas post.

Nature Watch: It's mild now but birds will need us soon

Birmingham Post — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:00:00 GMT

The clocks might have gone back and Christmas shopping started but in the garden at least, summer hasn’t quite ended.

Nature Watch: Starlings unite for impressive aerial display

Birmingham Post — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:00:00 GMT

You might see starlings in your garden at some times of year, but only a few at other times.

Nature Watch: Feeding frenzy won't leave you out of pocket

Birmingham Post — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Garden birds are getting hungry but it won’t cost the earth to feed them – you don’t need to be a wildlife expert or a top chef to provide a nutritious meal and most ingredients can be found in your kitchen cupboards.

Nature Watch: I believe that's a red deer off to Great Barr

Birmingham Post — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Deep tracks in the mud were the first sign, criss-crossing the marsh like dark landscape-scale embroidery stitches.