Police were called to a nature reserve after hundreds of twitchers descended to catch a glimpse of a rare bird.

Sam Masters

It's almost boring: yet another excellent British Sea Power album.

'If there's something to see, I'm there'

The shrike is a scarce winter visitor to Britain, so keep your eyes peeled

Britain's bird population has plummeted by 44 million in four decades, according to a study carried out with the help of volunteer ornithologists.

The UK's bird population has plummeted by 44 million in four decades, according to a study carried out with the help of volunteer ornithologists.

Why go in 2013? Serenity returns to Serendib

It took him until he was 81, but a veteran British birder has become the first person in the world officially to see 9,000 species.

Former naval officer spots 9,000th species in Indonesia

The chirruping of the cockney sparra was once commonplace, but now, ten years since a study found that the bird was on the verge of extinction in the capital, charities are calling on Londoners to help save it.

Flight Lieutenant Alex Cassie was one of the forgers whose painstaking work made possible the Second World War prison camp break-out that became known as "The Great Escape."

A great white egret chick has hatched in England, making a new breeding bird record for the UK, Natural England has said.