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Birds

September 2024

  • Pen-chan, a Cape penguin

    ‘Miracle’ penguin found two weeks after escaping captivity in Japan

  • A juvenile Sabine’s gull

    Birdwatch
    Birdwatch: Storm Lilian brings a Sabine’s gull to Somerset

  • The young golden eagle has its wings outstretched as it comes to land on a rock, photographed against a mountainous backdrop

    Golden eagle killed in Norway after attack on toddler in farmyard

  • Mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus) on a yew tree, UK.

    Country diary
    Country diary 1924: Does the yew deserve its bad name?

  • In fine feather: a museum collection of birds’ eggs and nests – in pictures

  • Mr Greedy, the penguin progenitor of more than 200 chicks, dies aged 33

  • The Conversation
    Australia’s cities are losing their colourful and melodious birds. We need to bring back this natural joy

    Andres Felipe Suarez-Castro and Rachel Oh for the Conversation
  • The week in wildlife
    Week in wildlife in pictures: migrating flamingos, bear cubs and a wild hare

  • Country diary
    Country diary: All set for takeoff on the blustery cliffs

  • Arctic tern and common gull join red list of UK species in crisis

August 2024

  • Wood warbler

    Country diary
    Country diary: This bird is about to fly non-stop to the Sahara desert

  • Winner – threatened species: Teen Spirit – juvenile sea lions enjoy a stream at the head of Port Ross, Aotearoa New Zealand

    Australian Geographic nature photographer of the year 2024 – in pictures

  • Angus, the blue peacock

    Peacocks of Pittencrieff Park given freedom of Dunfermline city

  • A tiny aircraft with two human passengers, a huge fan-like propeller on the back and a yellow parachute above leads a wavy line of birds against a clear blue sky.

    The age of extinction
    This bird came back from extinction - now scientists in an aircraft are teaching it to migrate

  • New peregrine falcon takes a meal and nurses egg atop Melbourne skyscraper – video

  • New peregrine in town: female falcon becomes latest to nest atop Melbourne skyscraper

  • Pigeon-fluencers help the much-hated bird make a surprising comeback

  • Sphen, the globally famous gay penguin, dies at Sydney aquarium – video

  • Magic moment: Sydney aquarium filled with song after sea birds mourn death of gay penguin Sphen

  • Country diary
    Country diary: A summer wedding with an arboreal soundtrack

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