News, features and updates from the RSPB

Turtle doves, were once a familiar sight and sound of summer before a huge population decline put them on the brink of disappearing from our countryside. But with the help of conservation organisations, farmers, land managers and people like you, we’re hoping to turn the tide.

The RSPB has heard from gardeners who found unexpected life sprouting in their flowerpots – baby birds!

Swindale Beck has been utterly transformed, for the benefit of both nature and people. Find out what’s been going on, and why.

Don’t miss a moment of nesting season drama with our RSPB nest cams. It’s a brand new nesting season and we’ve prepared an all-star line-up of birds to keep you on the edge of your seats.

There’s little better than taking a quiet moment to watch garden visitors while you wait for the kettle to boil. But did you know you can help migratory birds with three easy kitchen swaps? Come with us and find out how tea, coffee and chocolate can help wildlife here and abroad. There’s never been a better time for a cuppa!

Swifts really are the birds of the moment. After a long flight back from their time spent in Africa, many swifts have now returned to the UK to scream and scythe their way across our skies.

The RSPB, along with 3Keel, has published new analysis that shows cutting down forests for energy, or carpeting the countryside in energy crops, puts nature and the climate at risk. Yet, without action from the Government, these sources could be heavily relied upon for the UK’s future bioenergy supply in the race to net zero.

They’ve screamed us into summer for millennia – but now they’re vanishing from our skies. Author Nicola Chester looks at the decline in swifts and how we can make a difference.

For countries in other parts of the world, the dawn chorus often sounds very different from what we are used to in the UK. Bird expert Dominic Couzens talked to some of the RSPB’s partners in far-flung places to find out what it sounds like to them.

Join us in celebrating some good news, with the findings that the Dartford warbler has bounced back from the brink of extinction here in the UK. Our latest RSPB Ecology Report has revealed record numbers of Dartford warblers in Dorset and Suffolk in particular.

Including gongs for the loudest, quietest, oddest and best impression of Luke’s Nan.

Minsmere: the nature saver, the memory maker. This is a land where marsh harriers glide and bitterns boom. A place where more than 6,000 different species have chosen to call home, making it one of the most important places for nature in Europe. This vast reserve where nature abounds turns 75 this year and we think this is a pretty good reason to celebrate.