Helen Briggs

1 week ago | bbc.com | Helen Briggs

Helen BriggsBBC environment correspondent•@hbriggsFewer starlings are visiting UK gardens, according to the conservation charity, the RSPB. It says its Big Garden Birdwatch, which took place over the last weekend in January, recorded the lowest number of starlings since the survey began in 1979. Starlings are common garden visitors, but one of the UK's fastest disappearing birds, with a sharp population decline since the 1960s.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Helen Briggs

Fewer starlings are visiting UK gardens, according to the conservation charity, the RSPB. It says its Big Garden Birdwatch, which took place over the last weekend in January, recorded the lowest number of starlings since the survey began in 1979. Starlings are common garden visitors, but one of the UK's fastest disappearing birds, with a sharp population decline since the 1960s. They are known for their spectacular winter acrobatics, flying in huge flocks or murmurations.

2 months ago | envirolink.org | Helen Briggs

From BBC 11 hours agoHelen BriggsBBC environment correspondent•@hbriggsGetty ImagesFrom pilfering chips to swallowing whole starfish, gulls are known for their voracious appetites. However, one scientist was so astounded to see pictures on social media of gulls eating “weird and wonderful things” that she launched a citizen science project to study their shifting diets.

2 months ago | bbc.com | Helen Briggs

Scientists probe gulls' 'weird and wonderful' appetitesHelen BriggsGetty ImagesGulls are under pressure with natural populations in declineFrom pilfering chips to swallowing whole starfish, gulls are known for their voracious appetites. However, one scientist was so astounded to see pictures on social media of gulls eating "weird and wonderful things" that she launched a citizen science project to study their shifting diets.

2 months ago | aol.com | Helen Briggs

From pilfering chips to swallowing whole starfish, gulls are known for their voracious appetites. However, one scientist was so astounded to see pictures on social media of gulls eating "weird and wonderful things" that she launched a citizen science project to study their shifting diets. University of Salford ecologist Dr Alice Risely wants people to upload their snaps of hungry gulls to the project's website, Gulls Eating Stuff.