birds

Flock of blackbirds drops dead mid-flight in Mexico

Man and jackdaw have an adorable bond

Shop owner 'terrorised' by two aggressive crows

Underwater camera captures kingfisher's diver

Bird flu outbreak at farm in Kent – 480 birds to be culled

Seagull shoplifts from the same store every day

Bird skulls evolved slower than those of dinosaurs, study suggests

Endangered parrot chick fledges nest at zoo

Maths developed by Alan Turing used to understand bird behaviour

Public vote to name osprey chicks, with Vera Lynn and Captain Tom among choices

Osprey chicks to be named by public as genders revealed

Wild white storks hatch in UK for first time in centuries

90-year anniversary since St Kilda islanders requested evacuation

Plastic found in almost four in 10 seabird nests on uninhabited island

Birds cool bill to save energy when food scarce, research suggests

First osprey of the season arrives at Scottish nesting site

Chris Packham criticises anti-bird netting on Cambridge University trees

Teenage birdwatcher in plea over environment as she receives honorary doctorate

The birds and the bees never far from students’ minds, study suggests

Blue tits ‘engage in promiscuous mating based on past encounters’