The head of communications and development at Birdwatch Ireland has said the rare oriental turtle dove, discovered in a housing estate in Lisburn, Co Antrim, has probably been there since December.

Large clusters appearing on weather radars are likely massive flocks of migrating birds, not storms. A record-breaking 1.2 billion birds were estimated to be migrating in a single night during the ...

Across the Northern Hemisphere, satellite tags and backyard observations are revealing a surprising pattern: some birds are not just drifting off course, they are consistently flying in the opposite ...

One of my favorite things about late February is the sound of bird song. It’s a reminder that spring is on the way, and it somehow brightens those late winter mornings even more. Fast forward to this ...

Migration is an instinctual behavior for many animals, including birds. Each autumn, billions of birds flee the cold weather and head south for winter. This is primarily due to their need for ...