DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland on Wednesday imposed a mandatory country-wide housing order for poultry and captive birds, effective from November. 10, following the first outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 ...

Life is punctuated by the chatter of birds — be it the cries of a flock of geese migrating south, a pigeon warbling just outside a cityscape window, or a crow cawing high above the treetops. But this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two Irish hunters crawl after curlew in an illustration. “Do you know the bogs at all, Mr. Riley?” asked a member of the ...

The latest State of the World’s Birds report, published this week, paints the most concerning picture yet of the future of avian species and, by extension, all life on Earth. Nearly half of all bird ...

On a mission to record all of Ireland's bird species, many of which are dying out, Irishman Sean Ronayne calls his unique audio archive a tool to both raise alarm and bring hope. According to ...

A bird rarely seen in Northern Ireland made a surprise appearance after being blown off course. K. Mitch Hodge via Unsplash At the end of March, photos started circulating on social media that shocked ...

A goldcrest is about 9 centimetres long with a wingspan of 14 centimetres. They are a common breeding species found here all year round on woodland, farmland, and in gardens. Goldcrests are the ...

Seals could be the next victims of Ireland’s bird flu outbreak, as reports of seal deaths in the UK are on the increase. There has already been confirmed findings of avian influenza in non-avian ...

A great tit is about 13-15 centimetres long with a wing span of 24 centimetres. They are a common breeding species found on woodland, farmland, and in gardens here all year round. A great tit is the ...