birds Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:48:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png birds Archives - Positive News 32 32 How a ‘dysfunctional’ English farm became a biodiversity hotspot https://www.positive.news/environment/how-a-dysfunctional-english-farm-became-a-biodiversity-hotspot/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:19:24 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=563601 A trailblazing rewilding site in England has recorded a 900% increase in breeding birds in just 20 years

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]]> Soaring high with a flock of birds and their human ‘foster parents’ https://www.positive.news/society/soaring-high-with-a-flock-of-birds-and-their-human-foster-parents/ Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:46:03 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=522398 The northern bald ibis was extinct in Europe. Now it’s back, and people are helping it to migrate for winter

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]]> Rewilder Derek Gow on turning his farm into an ark for lost species https://www.positive.news/society/rewilder-derek-gow-on-turning-his-farm-into-an-arc-for-lost-species/ Fri, 04 Oct 2024 10:24:04 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=496186 As his book is released in paperback, a pioneer of UK rewilding encourages us to imagine a transformed landscape filled with our lost native birds and wildlife

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]]> Bird Photographer of the Year 2024 winners – in pictures https://www.positive.news/society/bird-photographer-of-the-year-2024-winners-in-pictures/ Wed, 25 Sep 2024 12:20:06 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=495087 The annual contest celebrates birds’ beauty and supports their conservation

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]]> What went right this week: England’s biodiversity benchmark, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-7-of-2024/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 05:00:16 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=470805 England set a biodiversity benchmark, the ‘most democratic country’ was revealed, and a big bird made a comeback, plus more

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]]> Three good things: birds that are bouncing back in the British Isles https://www.positive.news/environment/birds-that-are-soaring-again-in-the-uk/ Tue, 21 Jul 2020 14:00:31 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=330146 Held up as conservation success stories, these birds are back from the brink and offer hope for other rewilding projects

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]]> ‘How birds helped me heal from a breakdown’ https://www.positive.news/environment/how-birds-helped-me-heal-from-a-breakdown/ Thu, 29 Aug 2019 15:18:36 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=236730 When his mental health took a dangerous turn six years ago, ‘bird therapy’ proved life-changing for Joe Harkness

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]]> Single featuring nothing but birdsong set to fly into the charts https://www.positive.news/environment/single-featuring-nothing-but-birdsong-set-to-fly-into-the-charts/ Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:38:28 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=175802 A track of pure birdsong is being released for the first time as part of a project to get birdsong back into everyday life

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]]> Amazing autumn bird migrations https://www.positive.news/environment/amazing-autumn-bird-migrations/ Thu, 11 Oct 2018 14:40:35 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=49257 This season is a time of magical migrations and spectacular wildlife sights. Jamie Wyver of the RSPB recommends what to look out for

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]]> ‘These charismatic birds are recovering from the brink of extinction’ https://www.positive.news/environment/these-charismatic-birds-are-recovering-from-the-brink-of-extinction/ Fri, 28 Sep 2018 14:47:27 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=48809 This year the annual UK bittern survey recorded another increase, reports Simon Wotton from the RSPB. Encouragingly, nesting attempts are at their highest level since nest monitoring began in 1994

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