It's nice to see swallows and the regulars spring migrant birds back again and it's always interesting when unusual species turn up often heralded by a voice on the 'phone saying: 'I've never seen the ...

A bird-watcher and nature lover has been fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of one the rarest birds in Britain. Linda Moederzoon, from Bridgham, Norfolk, spotted the hoopoe bird in her back garden, ...

Cornwall has seen an "unprecedented influx" of a rare bird in recent weeks thanks to favourable weather conditions. Bird and wildlife conservation charity RSPB England said it has logged 80 reports of ...

The bird resembles those imaginary creatures found in medieval bestiaries. So odd looking it could be an animation of an artist’s drawing created from a word description or from an ink sketch inserted ...

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