New research reveals that medieval birds of prey, including red kites and buzzards, thrived on human leftovers rather than ...

Traffic jam reported in village as people descended on Rock City Park for a glimpse of the taiga bean goose, a waterfowl ...

From the deserts of North Africa to the temperate zones of Northern Europe, migratory birds depend on ancient heathlands for rest, food and places to breed. But soaring temperatures and prolonged ...

Birdwatchers have flocked to Marazion in Cornwall where an "extremely rare" booted eagle has been spotted. The bird is ...

Rare exotic birds escaped from a zoo at an historic country estate after aviaries were badly damaged by heavy snow. Seven ...

The IUCN Red List currently recognises just 164 bird species as extinct, from over 11,000 species who have had their conservation status assessed by BirdLife International, the global Red List ...

While Allied fortunes in North Africa were in suspense, the European air offensive rattled ... not spread a net wide enough to catch Allied birds of destruction which shifted and shuttled over ...

Europe is stepping up its surveillance for bird flu, Finland is considering closing its fur farms to prevent the virus from spreading and mutating. The WHO is calling for more international ...

As most people know, these birds were often eaten across much of Europe in medieval times and beyond. The ninth day of Christmas is nine ladies dancing. Anyone who has watched courting birds knows ...