Using unconventional methods, the researchers showed just how good birds are at distinguishing wasp mimics from the real ...

Precariously perched in cliff crevices or soaring high over swelling seas, Ireland’s marine birds create some of the ...

Many birds sing during the day, but some prefer the night. Nine species are known for their nocturnal songs. The Northern ...

Despite pleas from pigeon fanciers, the EU isn’t loosening its grip on avian flu rules just yet, keeping racing pigeons ...

The Hadejia Wetlands National Park in north-western Nigeria is a vital ecological treasure, designated as both a globally ...

Great Black-backed Gull . The plumage of juvenile and immature great black-backed gulls initially has a complex pattern of ...

Ralph Sheppard is an ecologist living in Donegal, where he has been monitoring the birds since the 1950s. This is an extract ...

If familiarity breeds contempt, then no wild animal has made itself more loathsome to humanity than the city pigeon. They ...

You’re outside when suddenly you hear an unfamiliar chirp. Looking around, you wonder, “Is it a squirrel?” “Is it a bat?” And ...

Poultry health professionals explore the surge in hot-spots of Newcastle disease (ND) in European poultry this year.

Uccello. I love the Italian word for bird; it has such a musical ring and seems to embody the soul of its subject. On a ...

A global investigation into industrial egg farming found hens were kept in cramped and filthy cages in more than 35 countries ...