Two of the eggs in a New Forest goshawk nest have hatched. The chicks arrived Sunday afternoon within around half an hour of each other, and now all eyes are now on the final two eggs - which could hatch any day now.

RSPB NI has made an appeal for volunteers to assist with the tourist season on Rathlin Island this summer. The wildlife charity is seeking a Residential Voluntary Warden to become a member of the reserve management team of the spectacular island over the coming months.

The restoration of an Earl's cottage, a reedbed sewage system, and the planting of a new forest have all helped the RSPB's Geltsdale reserve achieve the highest possible accolade from the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS).

Snowy owls may breed in the UK for the first time in over 30 years, with the news that a male and a female have been spotted on North Lewis. Hopes are high that the pair may meet up and attempt to breed - something that hasn't happened since 1975 in Shetland.

Over 1,000 protected nature areas in Europe are under serious threat from high-profile EU-funded transport infrastructure projects, according to a new report by BirdLife International, RSPB and other environmental groups.

The spectacular lesser flamingos of Tanzania's Lake Natron remain in grave danger, despite plans to relocate development away from their most important breeding site in the world.

A pair of rare hen harriers is incubating six eggs at a nest site in Northumberland's North Tynedale, the RSPB and Forestry Commission announced today (7 May 2008).

As a supporter of green and ethical investment, the RSPB is supporting National Ethical Investment Week 2008.

A coalition of conservation, countryside and welfare groups has called for increased efforts to tackle the illegal killing of the UK's birds of prey.

Chris Ryan, the Newcastle-born SAS soldier turned bestselling novelist, is supporting calls for an end to the illegal killing of the region's birds of prey.

'Wanted: One female harrier with striking yellow eyes and brown hair, must be acrobatic and attracted to young male with grey hair and yellow eyes. Please contact RSPB Geltsdale reserve if interested in friendship or more!'

A coalition of conservation, countryside and welfare groups has called for increased efforts to tackle the illegal killing of the UK's birds of prey.

RSPB is encouraging the public to join a voyage of natural history discovery on the Firth of Forth and help keep the pressure on our politicians to deliver a Marine Bill for Scotland that will protect the environment.

Plans to grow biofuel crops on an idyllic river plain in Kenya underestimate the cost, overestimate the profit and could be illegal, consultants say in a new report.

'This incident and its potential consequences for thousands of seabirds - right at the start of the breeding season - sends a powerful message about the need for both tougher regulations and enforcement of the laws that govern our seas.'