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All colours are astounding and uniquely splendid: nature's lesson on celebrating diversity

Mon, 17/05/2021
If you love birds, and know them, you never stop to be amazed by their beauty and their diversity of colours, shapes, behaviours and songs. This diversity is the main reason why birds are such a flagship class of animals: we simply cannot help but admire their endeavours and their variety.
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Forest Destruction in Finland ©Jani Sipilä, Greenpeace

Burn or Restore: New BirdLife report on the world’s land demands

Mon, 17/05/2021
Land is a finite resource.
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Europe and Central Asia
Ornithography #41: Northern Lapwing, Ibars d’Urgell, Spain © Xavi Bou

Meet the photographer who captures the beauty of birds’ flight paths

Fri, 07/05/2021
Xavi Bou’s stunning art encourages us to see birds, and life, from a different perspective. We interview the Barcelona-based photographer who uses the sky as his canvas to reveal the beauty of flight.
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BirdLife Middle East Photo Contest

Thu, 06/05/2021
In the celebration of the World Migratory Bird Day 2021 and under the slogan "Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a Bird", BirdLife Middle East and the Migratory Soaring Birds project announce the BirdLife Middle East Photo Contest (the “Contest”) to photograph migratory soaring birds during their migration.
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The Wadden Sea in north-west Europe is one of the world's most important hubs for migrating birds © travelpeter / Shutterstock

11 spectacular bird migration bottlenecks from around the world

Wed, 05/05/2021
Migratory birds' epic journeys often take place on broad fronts, but birds also concentrate at bottlenecks where geographical features funnel them together. This selection of hotspots underscores the importance of conservation action in the way birds see the world: through flyways.
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Majella National Park, Italy

Press release: Italian Recovery Plan completely ignores nature – despite Commission guidelines

Mon, 03/05/2021

To help Member States counteract the social and economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandem

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Vets treated Anahita for 13 pellet wounds © SPNL

Shot down but saved: the inspiring story of Anahita the Egyptian vulture

Mon, 03/05/2021
A young Egyptian Vulture’s first migration was brutally cut short. Thankfully, BirdLife Partners were watching over her every step of the way. Through their co-operation, they transformed an illegal hunting casualty into a story of hope.
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Fly-A-Way: the bird migration board game with an important message

Fri, 30/04/2021
You’re a bird leaving on migration: will you perish en route or reach your breeding grounds safely? It sounds like a game of chance, but conservation can make a real difference to the outcome. This is the message of Fly-A-Way, an exciting new board game developed with BirdLife…
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Ruby-topaz Hummingbirds pollinate plants and keep the forest alive © Guto Balieiro

Meet the beautiful birds that are rebuilding Brazil’s Atlantic Forests

Thu, 29/04/2021
Want to restore a degraded forest? Why not let the birds do the work! Find out how – with a little help from BirdLife – some of Brazil’s most threatened birds are coming back, and bringing the whole forest with them…
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