Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)

The RSPB is the UK’s largest nature conservation charity, inspiring everyone to give nature a home. Together with our partners, we protect threatened birds and wildlife so our towns, coast and countryside will teem with life once again. We play a leading role in BirdLife International, a worldwide partnership of nature conservation organisations.

Recent articles by Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)

Adult common cranes at Lakenheath Fen RSPB reserve, Suffolk, England. © Andy Hay/RSPB

Common crane guide: how to identify, how they are recovering in the UK, and top places to see them

An adult tawny owl roosting during the daytime in a hole in an oak tree in Suffolk, England, UK. © Ben Andrew/RSPB Images

Tawny owl guide: how to identify, diet and where to see

A barn owl perched on fence post in Norfolk, UK. © Ben Andrew/RSPB Images

Barn owl guide: how to identify, how they hunt and where to see in the UK

Long-eared owl perched and resting in a tree. © Sander Meertins/Getty Images

Long-eared owl guide: how to identify, what they eat, and when they hoot

A short-eared owl sitting on in fence post in County Durham, England, UK. © Ben Andrew/RSPB Images

Short-eared owl guide: how to identify, where they live, and what they sound like

Red-necked phalarope wading in water, in breeding plumage. © Chris Gomersall/RSPB

Celebrating parents in the animal kingdom

Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus / Parus caeruleus) at bird feeder eating fat mixed with seeds and nuts in winter

Big Garden Birdwatch: when it is, how to take part, and species to look out for

Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos, perched in tree

10 amazing facts about nightingales and the best places to see them