Today, SongBird Survival has welcomed a major House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee report that highlights growing scientific evidence and concern that chemicals commonly used in pet flea and tick treatments are harming the environment and calls for stronger government action, including banning general sales and requiring a full environmental risk assessment of products.

When we think about birds, without necessarily being conscious of it, it's often the colourful, noisy males that grab our attention. But this focus has left an important gap in our knowledge: what do we understand about the females?