Several species of birds from different continents use and understand similar alarm calls when they see an invader that might ...

Birds separated by vast geographic distances and millions of years of evolution share a remarkably similar learned vocal ...

The findings of a new study about communication between birds also offer key insights into the origins of language.

RSPB Bempton Cliffs Reserve may be best-known for puffins but as we head into autumn, it also becomes a magnet for winter migrating birds – and you may be lucky enough to see dolphins!

A rare bird of prey is feared to have been shot in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Sita, a one-year-old hen harrier, had ...

When you’re birding by ear, you use the same skills as when you’re recognizing music; listening to sounds, patterns, changes in pitch, in tone and in volume, but in nature rather than in music. You ...

An exciting autumn week of rarities included Black-faced Bunting and Eastern Bonelli's Warbler in Shetland, Isabelline Wheatears in Durham and Cornwall, Lesser Grey Shrike in Norfolk, and Brown Shrike ...

It is busy time of year in the natural world – here are the most breathtaking sights in the UK, and where to see them ...

When you’re birding by ear, you use the same skills as when you’re recognizing music; listening to sounds, patterns, changes in pitch, in tone and in volume, but in nature rather than in music. You ...

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