http://www.nestcameras.co.uk/news A selection of news from the field of wildlife en-gb Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:20:03 +0100 15 http://www.nestcameras.co.uk/logo-bt.jpeg http://www.nestcameras.co.uk/news The function of the intricate patterns in the webs of orb-weaver spiders is subject to much debate in the scientific community. http://www.nestcameras.co.uk/newsgo?s=MTM0ODEwNDc0OC01OTdjOWFmZjRjYmU3NjU5OWE5ODU4ZDU0Mzk4N2RiOA Thu, 20 Sep 2012 02:32:28 +0100 The land will be transformed into marshes, lagoons and mudflats to attract birds and other wildlife. http://www.nestcameras.co.uk/newsgo?s=MTM0Nzg1NzM2NS0wMjNhYWViZjZjYmIwYmZmYWRmMzQ5MmEwZTE3ZTI1ZA Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:49:25 +0100 Males often grow to the size of medium-sized dogs and can weigh up to 8kg. http://www.nestcameras.co.uk/newsgo?s=MTM0Nzc1MDUxNC0wZGEzNTg1ZDYzOGI3OWY0NTJhNDFhY2Y3NmMxYmE3Mw Sun, 16 Sep 2012 00:08:34 +0100 The project was co-ordinated by the Dorset Wildlife Trust. http://www.nestcameras.co.uk/newsgo?s=MTM0NzYyMzg5MS1mZWI5MDUwOTMyYTZjZGJkNTUzMjAzNDY4ODkzYTU0ZQ Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:58:11 +0100 They were also helped with the idea for a so-called mink raft by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. http://www.nestcameras.co.uk/newsgo?s=MTM0NzUxMzEwOC00Y2ExZTA4YjNiN2YyNmEyMzgxOTA0YjhjMzE2NTRiMg Thu, 13 Sep 2012 06:11:48 +0100 Equally unlikely to be noticed is the spoon-billed sandpiper, a small, dull-coloured bird that breeds in Russia and migrates to south-east Asia, targeted by hunters on the way. http://www.nestcameras.co.uk/newsgo?s=MTM0NzMzMjQxOS0yNDQ4NTc4ZWQ3ZDc4MjI1NjI3NGFjMzRiMDVhYmYwMA Tue, 11 Sep 2012 04:00:19 +0100 Although commonly called seagulls, bird experts say technically there is no such thing. http://www.nestcameras.co.uk/newsgo?s=MTM0NzIzMjA3MS1mZTJmYTNmMzVhMjdlNjdjNDZmZGI3YjBiOWUzNzhlMw Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:07:51 +0100 Soggy weather in late spring and early summer created ideal breeding conditions for the garden pests, softening the ground for males to dig tunnels just below the surface in search of mates. http://www.nestcameras.co.uk/newsgo?s=MTM0NzIxMjYwOS1kMzJkZGE4ZGExOTlmMGFmODFkMGM2ZGY0ZTVlYzYyYw Sun, 09 Sep 2012 18:43:29 +0100 Wildlife biologist Pere Aymerich, who works with Joaquim Gosalbez from the University of Barcelona, says there has been a dearth of research partly because the creature is so tricky to study in the wild. http://www.nestcameras.co.uk/newsgo?s=MTM0NjgwMjQ5NC03MDJhNDI1Nzg1ZWViMGJkNzI0OGExOGRmNzNkNWZhNA Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:48:14 +0100 A survey of bird lovers by the British Trust for Ornithology found wood pigeons, which are often accused of stealing food left out for smaller, more fragile birds, to have visited 87 per cent of gardens during a typical week this year. http://www.nestcameras.co.uk/newsgo?s=MTM0NjYzNDEyOS1jMTA3NDU4ZTBkNWU4NWZjOTE3NWMwOGYwODA1MzU3Mg Mon, 03 Sep 2012 02:02:09 +0100 The male bird was given its name named Lucky 13 after surviving unusually cold and wet conditions in the Bassenthwaite valley near Keswick. http://www.nestcameras.co.uk/newsgo?s=MTM0NjU3NTc4My1lNDFhMTYyMTViYTM3YjIzNDI0Yzc1OWQ3N2Y2NDViMA Sun, 02 Sep 2012 09:49:43 +0100 The study will also aim to discover whether the birds are choosing to eat berries from native garden favourites such as holly, rowan and elder, or popular non-native garden species such as cotoneaster, pyracantha and berberis. http://www.nestcameras.co.uk/newsgo?s=MTM0NjU1MTA5My0zZTg3MDAwNmY1ZmI1N2JmMjllMDQ4MzliNWUyN2JjMQ Sun, 02 Sep 2012 02:58:13 +0100