Wildlife watching in the North East
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Recent North East news
- First otter ever recorded on Farne Islands
- Seabirds on the Farne Islands buck the national trend
- Starling spectacular at Leighton Moss
- Hen harrier persecution means no population increase again in England
- Forestry Commission create 100 wildlife ponds in Kielder Forest
- British wildlife watching increasingly popular
- Wildlife news RSS feed now available.
- Lancashire Wildlife Trust starts new butterfly management project
- Puffin numbers drop 30% on Farne Islands in 5 years
- Bird crime stats jump 40%
- Five Hen harrier chicks fledge in Northumberland
- Bumper year for Marsh harriers at Leighton Moss
- Leucistic Great tit
More North East news
- 21 year old owl breaking records in Kielder
- Six Hen harrier chicks hatch in Northumberland.
- Hen harriers incubating 6 eggs on Northumberland nest
- Farne Islands puffin count gets underway
- Northumberland's Wildlife Habitats Show Improvement
- 24 Hour Protection for Hen Harriers in 2008
- Black Grouse turn the corner in England as numbers climb above 1000.
- Bad week for seal pups as many die and some are rescued after storms.
- Major new wetland reserve to be created on Teeside
- Endangered White-clawed crayfish thriving in Northumberland.
- Red kites breed in North East England for the first time for 170 years.
- Corncrake regains toehold in English countryside
- The Forestry Commission is mounting a major survey to track down and conserve Kielder’s rare wild goats.
- Record Number of Little Auks Seen on Farne Islands
Bird crime stats jump 40%July 2008. Reported crimes against birds of prey escalated to an unwelcome record in 2007, increasing by 40 per cent on 2006.
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Black Grouse turn the corner in England as numbers climb above 1000.Although times have been hard for the Black grouse, conservationists hope that the species may have turned the corner after years of decline thanks to more sensitive land management.