For the past 50 years cuckoo numbers have been in serious decline. Since the 1980s numbers have declined by 65pc and the bird is now on the RSPB Red List. There are now only 15,000 breeding pairs of ...

From balloon arches at parties to mass balloon releases at funerals, these bits of floating rubber and plastic can have disastrous effects on wildlife. As some retailers are refusing to sell them, her ...

The 2025 Breeding Bird Survey Report highlights the varying fortunes of four of the UK’s widely monitored wild doves and ...

The Kurdish singer Aynur opened her current European tour in Bristol, presenting music that's rooted in ancient tradition but explores contempoary sonorities and styles while keeping the music of her ...

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BirdLife Malta has published a new report which it said highlights "the alarming continued decline of the European Turtle-dove, Streptopelia turtur, following the release of the latest EU Article 12 ...

Birdlife Malta wants a freeze on the hunting of turtle dove in spring reinstated, after EU data showed a dramatic decline in the bird’s population. Researchers tracked the birds for a five-year period ...

The first ever sighting of a rare bird on the island of Ireland has caused a flap as birdwatchers and enthusiasts travel to catch a glimpse. The oriental turtle dove was spotted in Lisburn, County ...

The oriental turtle dove that has been spotted on the island of Ireland for the first time The first ever sighting of a rare bird on the island of Ireland has caused a flap as birdwatchers and ...

In addition to listening to us on RTÉ Radio 1 at 22:00 every Monday night, don't forget that you can also listen back to each ...

Pretty cool flex to say that astronauts have used one of your song's as an alarm clock in space. Last week, NASA launched a ...