Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a charitable organisation registered in England and Wales [1] and in Scotland. [2] It was founded in 1889. It works to promote conservation and protection of birds and the wider environment through public awareness campaigns, petitions and through the operation of nature reserves throughout the United Kingdom.
Lilacine amazon (Amazona autumnalis lilacina) The lilacine amazon is a small parrot, approximately 34 cm long when mature, with primarily green plumage. Like the red-lored amazon, it has red lores and yellow cheeks; its distinguishing features include a fully black beak, and lilac-tipped feathers on its crown. [41] [42]
Titchwell Marsh is an English nature reserve owned and managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). Located on the north coast of the county of Norfolk, between the villages of Titchwell and Thornham, about 8 km (5.0 mi) east of the seaside resort of Hunstanton, its 171 hectares (420 acres) include reed beds, saltmarshes, a freshwater lagoon and sandy beach, with a small ...
Hunting for food, trapping for the cage-bird trade and habitat loss were the principal causes of this species' decline. [4] Deforestation has been the result of forestry activities, the expansion of banana cultivation, charcoal production, the loss of nesting-trees felled by trappers seeking young birds for trade, and natural events such as hurricanes and volcanic eruptions.
Pritchard, D. E., S. D. Housden, G. P. Mudge, C. A. Galbraith and M. W. Pienkowski (Eds.) 1992 Important Bird Areas in the UK including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man published by RSPB This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
Don't let your next bird-watching trip turn into a wild good chase. Amazing, expert-recommended bird-watching destinations can be found from coast to coast. Bird Watchers Flock to These 15 Prime ...
Brading Marshes. Brading Marshes nature reserve is the only Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) reserve on the Isle of Wight, England.Situated on the east coast of the Island, behind Bembridge Harbour, it was acquired in 2001 and is a mix of lagoons and ditches, reed beds and meadows, with a fringe of ancient woodland.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more