Birds

Beautiful scenes show first puffins return to Northumberland's Farne Islands.

Delightful scenes as adorable puffins return to British beauty spot

Animals including hedgehogs need a little bit of help when the weather gets colder - Animal News Agency

Five ways that Edinburgh gardeners can help local wildlife thrive this winter

Bird flu is rare in humans, but it can be serious or even deadly.

Should we be worried about bird flu as human case found in UK?

A pair of lynx have been recaptured in the Highlands after a suspected illegal release

If you go down in the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise - Susan Morriso...

Birds benefit hugely from garden feeders in the winter

How to attract birds to your garden and save money on seed and feeders

How to feed garden birds in snow: Top high-fat foods for birds

Rare pink baby pigeon hand-reared using a unique technique at Paignton Zoo in Devon.

Watch: Rare pink baby pigeon hand-reared using unique technique at zoo

Birds suffer horrific death after being caught in banned glue trap

Brilliant bargains for the pets in your life

Stock up on treats before they sell out at Aldi's pet event

Bargain bird food will be arriving in stores this week

Aldi is about to start selling some bargain bird food

Kitting your garden out with gadgets can be a great time-saver

We list the garden gadgets that can help you out in your outdoor space

Groom surprises bride with penguin ring bearer at wedding.

Watch: Groom surprises bride with penguin ring bearer at wedding

Credit: Lisa Ferguson

Family activities to do for £5 or less this May half-term

A loud peacock on Lodge Hill Road in Gawthorpe, West Yorks.

'Sleep- deprived' street gets terrorised by escaped peacock

Smokers have been banned from using a village hall ashtray bin after it was taken over - by a family of nesting blue tits.

Watch: 'No Smoking' as family of blue tits nest in ashtray

Alexander Hamilton, 64, has been banned from keeping animals for five years.

Man who caught magpies and killed them is banned from keeping animals
He killed some of the birds by clubbing them over the head.
Alexander Lawrie

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A swan has started hanging around at Telford Park School, after its mate died. It appears to find comfort in looking at its reflection in the glass panels on the school building

Grieving swan crosses road every day to stare at its own reflection

Colder weather drives many birds to seek refuge in gardens (Photo: Ben Andrew/RSPB)

Three ways to throw garden birds a lifeline during the cold snap

Two pigeons were found dead with swastikas carved on their chests in a riverside town in Cambridgeshire - Credit: Adobe

Swastikas carved into dead pigeons - two arrested

Dame Esther Rantzen believes BBC buildings may have caused lung cancer

This morning eagle-eyed Twitter users have noticed the change on the social media platform

Elon Musk reveals new Twitter ‘X’ logo as iconic bird scrapped

Chester Zoo is hiring a zookeeper to look after penguins & parrots - how to apply

Chester Zoo is hiring a zookeeper to look after penguins

Christmas Ducks are the Latest Gift Trend for 2021

Jennifer White won a poetry competition organised by Edinburgh Zoo with a poem about red pandas

Why I boycott zoos and so should you – Jennifer White

23 of Sir David Attenborough's most wise and inspirational quotes

A baby seal surrounded by washed up plastic. Picture: Maggie Sheddan.

Pictures show devastating impact plastic has on Forth wildlife
FROM a baby seal surrounded by plastic waste to a gannet tangled up in a coil of twine, these pictures show the devastating impact humans can wreak on their local wildlife.
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Big Garden Birdwatch set for record numbers of birds

Gardening: Plant the seeds of wildlife garden

Gardening: Tidy up will feed next year’s plans

Pen friends get beast of a challenge

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Talk of the Town: Birds survive on a wing and a prayer