It has a dull red bill, and adults have a pale grey back with distinctive black primary feathers. In winter plumage, they lose their ‘black heads’ but their obvious black patch makes them easily ...

Uninterrupted skies, rolling hills and rugged fells. With its spectacular views, it’s easy to see why the UK’s countryside has been celebrated by so many famous poets and artists throughout history.

A very rare winter visitor, having visited just a few times in the past century, is the stunning Great Grey Owl ... possesses a snowy white plumage in adult male birds. Adult females and immature ...

A very rare winter visitor, having visited just a few times in the past century, is the stunning Great Grey Owl ... possesses a snowy white plumage in adult male birds. Adult females and immature ...

The bird in question was a four-month-old red kite, one of 27 released in Northern Ireland earlier that summer as part of a reintroduction programme led by the Royal Society for the Protection of ...

Barn owls have suffered a dramatic decline due to habitat loss, with dwindling nesting sites and road traffic threats leaving fewer than 30 breeding pairs in Northern Ireland. A decade ago ...

Habitat degradation and erratic rainfall conditions are impacting the movement of birds through northern Australia's fragmented landscape, a new study by Monash University has found. Analyzing 17 ...

Police are investigating after schools in Northern Ireland were closed due to a "security concern". The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said it was liaising with the Metropolitan Police ...

The 2026 World Cup will mark 40 years since Northern Ireland last played in football's biggest tournament. It will also be 10 years since their last major tournament, which came at the Euros in ...

An amber warning has been issued for wildfires in Northern Ireland on Friday with dry and breezy conditions heightening the risk of a blaze. The Natural Hazards Partnership, external raised the ...

A popular tourist attraction in Co Sligo that hosted Ireland's largest ... "They are some of the biggest birds of prey in the world, together with the European Black Vulture and the Andean Condor ...

That's all from Windsor Park tonight as Northern Ireland draw with Switzerland. You can read Jonathan Bradley's report from the game here, and highlights will be available soon on the BBC Sport ...