27-02-2012Claiming to be dedicated to wildlife conservation is a constant refrain of farmer groups. In truth, not many farmers are…
28-01-2012I haven’t seen a little owl for a while, and on checking my records on Birdtrack I am slightly surprised…
22-01-2012To blame the badger for the loss of bird species, hedgehogs and bees is ludicrous. Badgers are carriers, not the…
21-01-2012Previously common farmland birds such as the corncrake, curlew and yellowhammer are now perilously close to extinction in Ireland, according…
13-01-2012De witte kwikstaart Motacilla alba is in de Benelux een zeer algemene broedvogel en komt in allerlei biotopen voor, vaak…
10-01-2012In de tweede helft van de jaren zestig van de vorige eeuw schatte ik (op grond van meerdere fietstochten elk…
27-12-2011Invertebrates are an essential food source for most farmland birds. Dvac suction sampling was used to determine the abundance, biomass…
27-12-2011Pesticides have major indirect effects on birds via the killing of both invertebrates important for food and also agricultural weeds…
25-12-2011Die Arten der Agrarlandschaft erleiden in den letzten Jahrzehnten erhebliche Bestandseinbrüche. Für die Hälfte der Pflanzenarten, ein Drittel der Insektenarten…
15-12-2011Numbers and distribution of Northern Lapwings breeding in Switzerland have undergone strong fluctuations over the last 150 years. In the…
