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7 April 2002 |
36 known nesting sites throughout Wales are being monitored by police |
Law officials search for killers of peregrine falcons |
| "It’s a bit unusual. He has been regularly with us on 27 or 28 March every year. There is time yet but he’s normally very punctual" |
Fears for osprey after he fails to arrive at his Scottish home |
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| We are so used to taking house sparrows for granted ... that it seems inconceivable they should be objects of conservation concern |
The sparrow mystery |
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6 April 2002 |
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Falcons fall prey to poison bait |
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5 April 2002 |
Worst hit was the nation's most commonplace
garden bird, the blue tit
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Year of the lesser spotted fledgling as birds fail to breed |
| "It seems the birds have gone blind" |
Puffins deaths may be linked to jellyfish |
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4 April 2002 |
"He has been kicked out. We didn't actually see the fight, but the female came back on March 23 and the male came back on the 24th" |
Early-bird osprey is ousted for seizing nest |
| Conservationists have installed a camera above the nest of the first ospreys to nest in the Lake District in 150 years |
'Bird brother' prepares for launch to help Osprey |
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31 March 2002 |
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Let's go spy a kite |
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30 March 2002 |
... watching these increasingly rare but stunningly beautiful birds perform their peculiar display is so compelling |
A dance of defiance in the black grouse's stronghold |
| "It was extraordinarily tame and we had excellent views of it" |
One bittern is twice as shy after a freezing night |
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| A 41-year-old man is helping police with their inquiries |
Police raid uncovers osprey eggs and bird corpses |
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28 March 2002 |
"The problem with having a rare bird of prey like the osprey is there are still egg thieves about" |
Alan bids farewell to Dunkeld osprey reserve |
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27 March 2002 |
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Opt-out of EU law proposed for cull of rare hen carriers |
| "I am disgusted by this callous and unnecessary attack" |
Swans shot in callous attack |
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25 March 2002 |
The £130,000 investigation to be launched this week is aimed at both finding out the true death toll and testing methods of deterrence |
Scientists answer pigeon fanciers’ SOS |
| "When I asked the commission what was the problem for which this was meant to be a solution, they were at a loss to answer" |
Europe wants vets to go on grouse shoots |
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24 March 2002 |
... locals reported "a hell of a noise"
from hundreds of Scandinavian Redwings
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Dozens of dead migrating birds found in village |
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The osprey has landed! |
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21 March 2002 |
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Protection for eagles in Trossachs |
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17 March 2002 |
... the yellowhammer population has declined by 50pc in Ireland |
Bid to find reasons for bird decline |
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15 March 2002 |
Officers ... allegedly found a collection of more than 300 eggs of rare birds |
Arrest after 18 osprey eggs are seized in raid |
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13 March 2002 |
"Increasingly spring is being recognised as one of the leanest times for wild birds, and the advice is to feed birds year-round" |
Feathered friends need human help to get their strength back |
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12 March 2002 |
Fears were raised after it tried to attack a six-year-old girl near Ilkley Crags |
Moors eagle owl caged after two years on wing |
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9 March 2002 |
"We have also had reports of this kind of owl from Bolton Abbey, Langbar, Halifax and Cullingworth" |
Ilkley Moor ramblers terrorised by huge owl |
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