Geltsdale

Ian Bell and his partner Rebecca Dickens have won the Farmland Curlew Award 2023 for their work supporting ground nesting birds

Red-legged Partridges were introduced to the UK as a new gamebird in the 1700s

Redshanks can be spotted probing the ground with their pointed bills as they forage for food

A beautiful Barn Owl surprised an RSPB staff member this morning

Six Kestrels have been photographed resting in hawthorn on the edge of the reserve

We are asking visitors to stay away from the tarn, not to touch dead or sick birds, and to wash their hands and clean their shoes after walking on the reserve

This small, unassuming bird engages in impressive airborne insect catching

The Long-eared Owl is rarely seen, due to its nocturnal habits and secretive nature

We are sharing some key facts about Barn, Short-eared and Tawny Owls

This distinctive bird of prey has made its way back from extinction in the UK, but is still a rare sight

These camouflaged birds can be hard to spot, but the males' churring call is very distinctive

We have snapped photographs of some of the new life on the reserve

The overlapping bill of the Common Crossbill is used to prise the seeds out of conifer cones

This small, brown bird is known for its distinctive song flight and has featured in famous works of literature and music

We are sharing some facts about this small summer visitor

We are profiling these distinctive birds, with their careening flight and glossy, greenish-tinged plumage

We are profiling this distinctive, mainly nocturnal species, which you too could be lucky enough to spot

The RSPB Geltsdale team carried out a pre-dawn Ring Ouzel survey, so we are sharing some facts about this upland bird

A hardy little bird travelling back from Africa for the breeding season has been photographed and identified

Learn more about this opportunistic creature, which lays its eggs in other birds' nests and leaves the young to be raised by adoptive parents

Read on to learn more about Red Kites and how they have made their way back from the brink of extinction in the UK

Canada and Greylag Geese can be seen now at RSPB Geltsdale, so we have prepared an identification guide to the nine goose species found in the UK

This distinctive, glossy-feathered duck is usually seen flying or bobbing far out to sea

The first Swallows of the year have arrived at RSPB Geltsdale, so we are profiling them and three other, similar species

Read our handy guide to Willow Warblers to learn more about them and how to tell them apart from the similar-looking species, Chiffchaffs