2012: A Bad Year for Butterflies in the UK
Last year was the UK’s second wettest year on record and although the high rainfall has benefited some species, 2012 was the worst year for butterflies since scientific monitoring began in 1976.
Articles Tagged with “UK” - Page 3
48 Articles found tagged with “UK”.
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A-Z of Invasive Marine Species: Janua brasiliensis
This species is widespread in tropical areas, which means that its suspected point of origin is not conclusive.
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D is for Dragonfly
Dragonflies still have the air of monsters from another age: spectacular, intricate hunting machines with powerful complex eyes and powers of flight almost unrivalled anywhere else in the animal kingdom.
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Introducing: An A-Z of British Insects
23,661 reasons to be interested in Chris Foster’s A to Z of British insects
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Counting Birds at Christmas
The Audubon Society’s ‘Christmas Bird Count’ now involves 60,000 volunteers in over 2000 count areas, providing a vital snapshot of the health of wintering bird populations in North America.
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Y is for Yellowhammer
Not a bird of garden feeding stations, unless your house backs on to a farm, but one that, when you see or hear one, tells you that you’ve arrived in rural Britain.
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T is for Twite
It’s an unremarkable, streaky little finch, not unlike linnets or redpolls but without either species’ bright red head markings.
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Q is for Quail
The British population is small, and rather ephemeral. Quail being our only migrant gamebird, numbers fluctuate hugely from year to year and depend strongly on conditions further south.
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O is for Owl
Chris Foster gives us his latest in the A to Z of British Birds series. This week… Owls.
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Government Backs Down Over Buzzards
Groups such as the RSPB welcomed the decision, especially since buzzard populations were once so low in this country.