Birding season has arrived, bringing with it many birds we have yet to identify. Birding apps are the solution, whether you’re hearing an unfamiliar bird call or seeing a species you haven’t ...

Good news for British wildlife: a critically endangered bird is showing signs of recovery, as the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) reports a promising rise in numbers at one of its ...

I’m not a bird watcher, but I’ve become a bird listener ever since downloading a bionic ear app to my phone. It lets me enter a different world, one where I’m surrounded not just by chirping but by ...

Spring is here, and the air is full of birdsong. The Merlin Bird ID app tells you what type of birds you’re hearing … plus it’s quick, easy and free. With this software from the Cornell Lab of ...

Andrew Gosler has received funding from the UK's Arts and Humanities Research Council. I remember my first close encounter with birds. I must have been about three years old and had discovered a ...

Every birder knows the wonderful feeling of hearing a new bird, followed by the desire to discover what bird you heard and then the thrill of correct identification. Whether you are a new birder with ...

Bird populations across the UK are falling faster than previously recorded, according to newly published data from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra). Over the past five ...

An increase in the number of volunteers taking part in the long-standing Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) in the UK, has resulted ...