Rare birds 'faring better' in UK Oct 28, 2009
Rare birds in the UK have been faring far better than their more common counterparts over the last decade, according to a new assessment. The research shows almost 60% of the 63 rare birds that breed in the UK have increased over the last 10 years ... Just 28% of rare birds have decreased over the same period, compared with four out of every 10 common birds. (BBC News -- UK)
Rare bird gets twitchers flocking Sep 18, 2009
" If it is confirmed, the bird's arrival would be the latest in a run of such seabirds turning up in the Atlantic, Mr Madge said. Jason Mitchell, reserve warden for Kent Wildlife Trust, added: "The nature reserve is no stranger to rare birds and each year we seem to turn up something special but a first for the UK is just astonishing. "This is the first time the puffin, which is normally found in the Pacific and is recognisable by its thick red bill and yellow tufts, has been seen in the UK and... (BBC News -- Science)
Driver kills 34 rare birds at coast Jun 30, 2009
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Ask the bird folks: Notes on the nn, a Hawaiian goose Jun 26, 2009
s have been struck and killed by stray golf balls and one manly golfer actually went out his way to kill one of these rare birds. (Apparently killing an endangered bird is considered macho by golfer standards. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Dave Gerard releases 'The Zoomy Trail' Jun 19, 2009
Some legs of a tour were solo, his usual duo with Bailey, both acoustic format, or with his electric band Truffle "the rocket stuff." Gerard is one of those rare birds who actually makes a living from performance. There's no additional day job; no students, books or endorsements, just Gerard, a voice and guitar and occasionally bandmates. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
