In total, 12 bird species have been monitored, including sand martin, bee-eater, kingfisher, common tern, tern, little tern, ringed plover, sandpiper, black stork, cormorant and white-tailed eagle.

It’s a tough life being a sand martin – the “river swallow” or “bank swallow”. How can a bird weighing only half an ounce cover 3,000 miles during migration between Britain and north ...

Bird charity the RSPB feared the sand martins risked "getting stuck" in the nets and dying, while TV naturalist Chris Packham described the measure as an "atrocity". The council said the nets were ...

A hide and nesting bank for the sand martin bird - believed to be the first of its kind combined with an artificial bank - is nearing completion at a Nottinghamshire nature reserve. The hide at ...

"This is looking to be a great success for our first ever sand martin breeding season and a huge boost to numbers for this bird species. We can’t wait to see what the rest of the season brings!" ...

"However, the council need to keep the bottom layer of [sand martin] burrows covered for the sand-scaping project to happen in time to stop coastal erosion. "A huge amount of sand will be ...

“This is looking to be a great success for our first ever sand martin breeding season and a huge boost to numbers for this bird species. We can’t wait to see what the rest of the season brings.

An artificial sand bank has been created at a country park to provide a safe nesting space for a distinctive breed of migratory bird ... RSPB described the sand martin, external as having dark ...

A wave of support for a bid to establish a Tyneside nesting colony for birds arriving from their African wintering grounds means that the scheme will now go ahead. A crowdfunding appeal to pay for ...