Click on the link below to read a report about our outdoor meeting at Eccup on Saturday 28th February. Photos courtesy of Geoff. #RSPB #Leeds
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Our next indoor meeting is taking place on Wednesday 18th March starting at 7:30pm. The speakers are Pauline Hogg and Phill Brady who will be taking about 'Wildlife and Rural Crime - What constitutes Wildlife and Rural Crime and what can I do if I come across it'. #Leeds #RSPB
Please click on the link below to read about our coach trip to Rutland Water which took place on Saturday 14th February. Photos courtesy of Geoff. #Leeds #RSPB
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Book cover of Birds of the Lower Derwent Valley.
If you're a #Yorkshire birder grab any opportunity to hear Craig talk about the past, present and future of the @ldvnnr.bsky.social . A fascinating insight into the importance of the LDV both nationally and internationally. Thanks to @rspbleedslocalgr.bsky.social for the event. #YorkshireBirding
Please don't forget that our February Indoor Meeting is taking place on WEDNESDAY starting at 7pm. All welcome! #Leeds #RSPB
Please click on the link below to read a report about our Outdoor Meeting at Roundhay Park on Saturday 31st January. Photos courtesy of Geoff. #Leeds #RSPB
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Our next indoor meeting is taking place on Wednesday 18th February starting at 7:30pm. The speaker is Craig Ralston who will be taking about 'The Lower Derwent Valley - A Historical Conservation and Migration Review'. #Leeds #RSPB
Click on the link below to read the report about our first coach trip on 2026 which took us to RSPB Frampton Marsh on the 17th January. Photos courtesy of Geoff. #Leeds #RSPB
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#HappyNewYear from the RSPB Leeds Local Group! Our next Indoor Meeting is taking place on Wednesday 21st January, starting at 7:30pm. Our speaker with Linda Jenkinson who will be talking about 'Winter Finches' and providing an update on Leeds Swifts. #Leeds #RSPB
Click on the link bellow to read about our coach trip to RSPB Burton Meer and Parkgate on Saturday 13th December. Photos courtesy of Geoff. #Leeds #RSPB
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Please click on the link below to read our latest trip report to Cresswell and Druridge Bay. Photos courtesy of Geoff. #Leeds #RSPB
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Our next indoor meeting is taking place on Wednesday 19th October starting at 7:30pm. The speaker is Laurence Rose who will be talking about Windhover. All welcome! #Leeds #RSPB
Click on the link below to read about our coach trip on the 18th October to YWT Spurn and Kilnsea Wetlands. Photos courtesy of Geoff. #Leeds #RSPB
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Our next indoor meeting is taking place on Wednesday 15th October starting at 7:30pm. The speaker is Simon Joseph who will be talking about An Introduction to Yorkshire Dragonflies and Damselflies. All welcome! #Leeds #RSPB
Click on the link below to read about our coach trip to RSPB Saltholme and Greatham Creek on 20th September. Photos courtesy of Geoff. #Leeds #RSPB
Close up of a Herring Gull looking at the camera with its head thoughtfully tilted to one side
Today we are attending the Gull Summit in Inverness because gulls are in trouble and need help.
You can read more about how we can learn to live with gulls here: www.rspb.org.uk/scotland/new...
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A full list of our Indoor Meetings and Coach Trips for the 2025/2026 Season is now available on our website. Please click on the link below for more information! #Leeds
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Photo courtesy of Jonathan (our newsletter and website editor)
A Golden Plover stands alert among the reddish-brown heather and grasses of upland peatland. Its mottled gold and black plumage blends with the landscape, a reminder that these precious habitats are home to rare and remarkable wildlife.
GOOD NEWS: the peat burning ban is being extended in the English uplands. 👏
Peatlands lock up carbon, protect water & support rare wildlife.
We hope today's announcement signals a move to end this damaging practice for good, and thank our supporters for helping make it happen.
A bright Yellowhammer perches on a bramble, its golden plumage glowing in the sunlight against a soft green backdrop.
Welcome Emma Reynolds MP to your new role as Environment Secretary.
The choices ahead on nature, farming and development will be critical, and the right ones can deliver lasting benefits for people and nature.
We look forward to working with you.
Picture of a Hen Harrier mid flight
Thanks to brilliant conservation efforts with our partners it has been a record year for Hen Harriers in the Forest of Bowland, with one of the highest number of fledglings recorded in over 40 years! Read all about it here: www.rspb.org.uk/england/engl...
A healthy Greenfinch perched on a lichen-covered branch against a soft green background. Birds with trichomonosis may instead appear fluffed up, lethargic, and reluctant to fly, often sitting still for long periods.
Garden birds not looking well? It could be trichomonosis.
By reporting sick or dead birds, you can directly help our scientists understand this disease.
Report here: www.gardenwildlifehealth.org
Please don’t clean or remove feeders until after we visit - this step is crucial.❗
"The future's bright!"
Great to hear RSPB Ambassador Dave Sexton and musician Alice Boyd discuss the 50th anniversary of White-tailed Eagle reintroduction and our new film on the Countrylife podcast 👇
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Our next indoor meeting is taking place on Wednesday 17th September starting at 7:30pm. The speaker is Dennis Atherton who will be talking about The Biggest Week in American Birding. The meeting will also include The Group's AGM. All welcome! #Leeds
The White-tailed Eagle. 🦅
The UK’s biggest bird of prey.
Once extinct here, now soaring back into our skies.
With our new film 'Return' about to launch, let’s celebrate these giants of the sky...
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A Water Rail nestled among reeds it's red bill, grey face and body and brown and black barring in full splendour.
Water Rails are related to Moorhens but a lot smaller and slimmer. Although distinctive with their long red bill and grey face, you’ll be lucky to catch a glimpse of these shy wetland birds, but you’ll not mistake their call – they sound just like a squealing piglet!
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🗣 ‘A sticking plaster on a gaping wound’
The Seabird Action Plan was meant to be a moment of hope for Scotland’s magnificent seabirds.
But it comes just days after the approval of Berwick Bank windfarm, which is set to kill tens of thousands of seabirds near some of our most iconic colonies.
A bright August full moon dominates the centre of the image against a dark night sky. The moon’s surface is detailed with various craters and dark patches, giving it a textured, three-dimensional appearance. The stark contrast between the illuminated moon and the dark clouds surrounding it creates a sense of calm and quiet solitude.
A dark night sky scattered with countless stars, with two bright meteor trails cutting through one vertical near the centre and another slanting in from the right edge. The horizon is lined with the silhouettes of trees and distant hills, faintly lit by a warm orange glow from below.
August’s full moon rises 🌕🌠
Named the 'Sturgeon Moon’ by Native Americans for plentiful fishing, & the 'Grain Moon' in Old English to mark the harvest.
Tonight, it shares the sky with the Perseid meteor shower (peaking 12 Aug), so keep an eye out for shooting stars!
Moonrise: 21:16*
“This is a very dark day for seabirds. Berwick Bank would be catastrophic for Scotland’s globally important seabirds which are already facing alarming declines. Its impacts are so damaging it will make it very difficult for other, less-harmful windfarms to come forward. We are incredibly concerned that Scottish Government have granted consent for a project which could catapult some of Scotland’s most-loved seabird species towards extinction.”
Gannet pair courting
A dark day for Scotland’s seabirds.
We're incredibly concerned that Scottish Government have granted consent for the Berwick Bank offshore windfarm, which could catapult some of our most vulnerable species toward extinction 🚨
We will carefully scrutinise the details and consider our next steps.
We are taking steps to help our wetlands become more resilient and adaptable to climate change. This will enable them to continue to support a wide range of species throughout changing weather systems.
Find out more
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Our reaction to the news that toxic lead shot is to be banned for nearly all uses in Scotland 👏
