Lusby was surprised to hear a nightjar was found as far north as Belfast. But he explained it is a type of bird that stays ...

One way the great eared nightjar distinguishes itself is by how it eats and drinks. Australian Geographic reports that the ...

Councillors have been urged to throw out plans for a substation at Fetteresso Forest over fears it could cause a threatened ...

I have to start with a disclaimer: I am not superstitious. When a black cat crosses my path, I just call out, here kitty, kitty. When the salt shaker slips from my grasp spilling the white stuff ...

The great eared nightjar, found across Asia, looks like a tiny dragon. Its camouflage, twilight hunting and unique behaviour ...

Apparently, it’s a bird that is quite elusive in Northern Ireland. But don’t let anyone tell you that it’s extinct, because ...

When the Christmas music begins in earnest in late November, it's easy for it to go in one ear and out the other. After all, we've heard these songs hundreds, if not thousands, of times over the ...

A species of tropical bird has been sighted in increasing numbers in Liverpool parks and campuses, leading researchers to conclude that a long-term local population is now viable. The ring-necked ...

These three bird courtship displays are so bold, precise and theatrical that they make human romance look a little underdeveloped.

What makes this discovery so remarkable, is that this species was considered extinct in South Australia. The closest known ...