RSPB Wales

RSPB News - Wales

• Follow in the footsteps of TV celebs: RSPB Conwy's volunteers produce walks guide
  Some of the country's leading wildlife enthusiasts are encouraging you to get into the countryside this spring, thanks to two volunteers at RSPB Conwy Nature Reserve.
  
  
• Rise and shine for lekking black grouse Have a date with nature with a difference!
  From 14 March until 9 May you will be able to see the elusive black grouse and watch these rare birds perform their dramatic dance off - but you'll have to get up early, they start at 5.15am!
  
  
• Beep beep tweet tweet - time to get up! Birdsong most popular alarm
  Tweeting, chirping and warbling mark the start of the day whether we like it or not - and it seems that we do.
  
  
• Heart stopping equipment donated to RSPB Conwy
  RSPB Conwy has become the first RSPB reserve in Wales to provide an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) for visitors on its site
  
  
• ARE YOU ON THE SEA'S SIDE? - The RSPB launches its 2010 youth fundraiser
  Children across Wales can help the setting up of safe places for sea creatures with the RSPB youth fundraising campaign - I'm on the sea's side.
  
  
• Butt out water bills - Green alternatives for watering the garden could help wildlife and cut costs
  Drooping plants and dry brown grass might seem a long way off with the current rain and snow across Wales but when the weather warms up, watering the garden can be an expensive business.
  
  
• Recycling to help wildlife in Wales... but not as you know it
  How has Wales' landscape changed over the last 10 years, and what are some of the wildlife highlights now available on your doorstep?
  
  
• NEW REPORT REVEALS THE UPS AND DOWNS OF Wales' WATERBIRDS
  Each winter Wales sees the arrival of thousands of waterbirds from the Arctic and northern Europe. A report - Waterbirds in the UK 2007/08 - published today [Friday 19 February 2010] highlights some startling changes in the fortunes of these visitors.
  
  
• Let me lek you up and down
  Valentine's Day was traditionally thought to be when many birds start to pair up, and the RSPB says that you could do worse than look to the skies for inspiration on how to treat your own special someone this weekend.
  
  
• Fishy Fun at National Museum Cardiff this half-term
  As part of the National Museum Wales Fishy Fun theme, RSPB Cymru staff and volunteers will be holding 'Albatross Antics' events during half-term.
  
  
• 11,000 in Wales say: Stop killing birds of prey!
  Welsh Assembly Minister Jane Davidson has today accepted a petition signed by more than 11,000 people in Wales demanding an end to the killing of birds of prey.
  
  
• Report - Barrage would be a disaster for the Severn
  Increased flooding is just one of the disastrous effects a barrage across the Severn Estuary could cause.