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Review of the Week: 1-7 June 2026 Britain's first Western Reef Heron was the star of the show in Wales, while offerings elsewhere included Squacco Heron, Least Tern and Trumpeter Finch: bit.ly/3RU5y2J
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European Roller undertakes one of the Western Palearctic's most remarkable migrations, linking breeding grounds in Europe and Central Asia with wintering areas deep within Africa: bit.ly/4aGXtot
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A conservation programme targeting one of Europe's rarest passerines has delivered encouraging early results, with numbers of singing male Dupont's Larks increasing dramatically on a plateau in central Spain: bit.ly/3Siof08
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Tracking studies are helping shed light on the extraordinary migrations of European Rollers and the international co-operation needed to conserve them. One of Europe's most colourful birds, the species has declined significantly across parts of its range in recent decades.
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Conservationists in the Galápagos have reported an exceptionally encouraging 2026 breeding season for the Critically Endangered Mangrove Finch – one of the rarest birds in the world: bit.ly/43a9UoV
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A study of Shetland's unique Eurasian Wren population has uncovered new evidence showing how isolation on remote islands repeatedly drove the evolution of larger body size: bit.ly/4usZH1L
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Threatened upland birds including Eurasian Curlew, European Golden Plover, Black Grouse and Common Snipe are already benefitting from a major peatland-restoration project at Y Migneint in Eryri National Park: bit.ly/4fDlOz5
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The Pied Woodpeckers: The Natural History of Europe's Black & White Woodpeckers review Ken Smith enjoyed this superbly illustrated and deeply fascinating title: bit.ly/4vrocxp
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European Roller undertakes one of the Western Palearctic's most remarkable migrations, linking breeding grounds in Europe and Central Asia with wintering areas deep within Africa: bit.ly/4aGXtot
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Conservationists in the Galápagos have reported an exceptionally encouraging 2026 breeding season for the Critically Endangered Mangrove Finch – one of the rarest birds in the world: bit.ly/43a9UoV
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