Hundreds of people descended on a quiet street in Halifax looking for a colourful bird normally native to North America. 

Crowds flock to cul-de-sac for 'once-in-a-lifetime' bird sighting

ANGLIA parrots lily and margot from London Zoo. Credit London Zoo

Zookeepers had launched an urgent appeal after the endangered parrots Lily and Margot flew away.

Escaped parrots spotted in family garden 60 miles away from zoo

A cygnet was found dead with gunshot wounds in one of at least two fatal attacks at Dearne Valley Park in Barnsley.

Baby swan shot dead in park attack

The RSPB NI said the efforts of dedicated staff and local farmers working in partnership through the Curlew LIFE project meant numbers are increasing again.

Curlew numbers in areas of NI show ‘incredible improvement’

Many of the birds targeted have been pigeons but magpies, seagulls and ducks are also thought to have been victims of the spree. 

'Dead birds everywhere' - dozens of animals killed in 'slingshot attacks'

A zoo spokeswoman said that cameras in the aviary had managed to capture the moment Buxton first fledged the nest.

Zoo’s hamerkop chick joins parents on branch after fledging

Officers are checking CCTV at the scene in Dartford to try and establish if the incident on Sunday was an accident or a deliberate act of cruelty.

Investigation underway after flock of geese killed by car on industrial estate

Undated handout photo issued by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) of a Spoonbill, a rare wetland bird, named after the distinctive spoon-like shape of its bill, which were once driven to extinction in the UK. The species experienced another successful year of breeding as they continue to stage their return, experts said, with spoonbills breeding at multiple RSPB reserves across the UK. Issue date: Thursday July 18, 2024.


The wetland birds have made a comeback after becoming extinct in the UK 300 years ago.

Once-extinct birds with spoon-shaped beaks nesting again

Around four million British blackbirds are now under threat from a deadly mosquito-borne virus.

Blackbirds under threat from deadly Usutu disease: How you can help save them

Four chicks born at Salisbury Cathedral have now been weighed and ringed, which means adding a tag on their leg to track them. 

Fluffy residents in need of a name - what would you call the cathedral chicks?  

The shelter had more than 2,500 injured and sick wild birds through its doors last year.

Islanders advised to help young birds by leaving them in the wild 

It follows recent cases where birds, such as swans, have been injured or killed by people targeting them with the weapons.

Report wildlife being shot and killed with catapults, urge police

Three baby emus were born at Bird Gardens Scotland as part of their breeding programme. 

Spring chicks believed to be only baby emus in Scotland 

The disruption lasted for about an hour and a half while the herring gull was rescued.

Trespassing bird brings rush-hour trains to a standstill

It's hoped Bella will scare away the birds, which have been nesting and leaving droppings at a station.

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