These once common garden visitors are now a rare sight in the UK. Image by Milo Bostock
News from outside the nest
With news that world wildlife populations have halved in the last 40 years, we were keen to find out which British wildlife species have been most affected.
On a brighter note, we learned all about solar power: from the UK’s first floating solar farm, and solar sunflowers to solar powered beer.
We were fascinated by this video of a rare purple siphonophore, discovered by marine biologists in the Gulf of Mexico.
As many of our summer bird visitors leave for warmer climates, we have been keeping an eye on the radio-tagged cuckoos on the fantastic BTO cuckoo tracker and were excited to observe the first arrivals in the Congo rainforest.
And with birds in mind we listened to Mark Avery talk about the last passenger pigeon and autumn bird migrations.
And finally….we ventured to the hedgerows to stock up on home-made sloe gin.
New arrivals at the warehouse
The Ltl Acorn cameras were an exciting addition to our trail camera range.
Now in stereo – the new Batscanner from Elekon.
The Vascular Plant Red List for England presents, for the first time, a comprehensive list illustrating the status of native plants and archaeophytes in the region.
A Feathered River Across the Sky tells the story of how our passenger pigeons became extinct.
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