The milder winter has led to a significant increase in smaller birds visiting Scotland's gardens, but favourites such as starlings and song thrushes are still struggling , a major survey has found.
Make your garden a bird's paradise with these plants. Getty Images/Stan Tekiela Of all wildlife that frequent our gardens, birds are some of the most favored—and for good reason. Not only are ...
Pollinating insects get a lot of attention, but sometimes our local bird population gets overlooked. So, today let’s talk about purposefully creating garden spaces that will support and attract ...
Follow our steps to build a seed feeder from a reused plastic bottle. Not only do bird feeders bring more local birds into your garden so you can see them up-close, they provide an invaluable food ...
The team in Sheffield has identified markers for the genetic sexing of over 150 species of birds (Dawson 2005, Dawson et al. 2015, Dawson et al. 2016) and supported multiple studies involving bird sex ...
Birdwatching is a great activity to help get your children interacting with nature, whether its done out of your window, in your garden, local park or school playground. Data from the RSPB's Big ...
We spoke to the RSPB, who run the annual Big Schools Birdwatch, to find out about some of the birds you and your children might see in your garden, local park or school playground, how these bird ...
I must admit to feeling a little jealous whenever my buddy Dr Samuel (Sam) Ong, a cardiologist, avid birder and photographer, sent me beautiful pictures of birds that he had taken in the wild both ...
Plant native species If you want to help birds out in your garden, the winter is a great time to be planning fruit and berry-bearing trees. Consider native species such as holly, elder ...
Staff at Bird Gardens Scotland, a conservation charity in the Borders, are celebrating after their human intervention led to the first chick hatching on Saturday. It's the culmination of a project ...