Winter's pared-back, monochromatic landscapes offer the ideal conditions for birdwatching. Here are six species you can spot ...

One of our lovely winter visitors can also be heard calling in November – the Redwing. These small thrushes migrate to the UK from Scandinavia and Iceland at nighttime and you can hear them call as ...

Five-year old budding artist Freya Majury has fallen in love with the birds in her Ballygowan back garden. Along with her mother Sarah and brother Rory, she will be taking part in the Royal Society ...

This year’s breeding season from March to August has brought plenty of good news for wading birds on the shores and farmland ...

Homeowners are being advised to reconsider the use of bird tables following concerns raised by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) over potential disease transmission among birds. The ...

The Big Birdwatch has become a much-loved annual event providing the RSPB with a valuable snapshot of how our garden birds are doing in the UK. It begins once again on Friday, January 24 until Sunday, ...

Feeding the birds is a joyful pastime for many homeowners, but bird conservation and protection charity RSPB has issued an urgent warning about bird feeders and deadly diseases. The charity has ...

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seeds and household foods such as bread, pastry, cheese and bacon rinds. Don’t forget to put some on the ground for birds such as chaffinches. Water... is important to all birds for drinking and ...