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Two Robins

Do Robins Fight To The Death?

Do Robins Fight To The Death? Robins are one of Britain’s favourite birds, yet their sweet, friendly nature belies a sinister undertone. For these little …

Red-Billed Quelea

What Is The Most Common Bird In The World?

Magpie With Jewellery

Do Magpies Steal Shiny Things?

Supermarket Eggs

Can You Hatch A Supermarket Egg?

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Woodcock

Can Birds Smell?

Sparrowhawk With Prey

What Do Sparrowhawks Eat?

Carrion Crow

Why Is A Group Of Crows Called A Murder?

Robin In The Snow

Why Are Robins Associated With Christmas?

Swallows On A Wire

Why Don’t Birds Get Electrocuted Sitting On Power Lines?

Kingfisher Catching A Fish

How Do Kingfishers Catch Fish?

Feral Pigeons

Why Do So Many Urban Pigeons Have Missing Legs Or Feet?

Scarlet Honeyeater

How Do Birds See Colour?

Where have all my garden birds disappeared?

Find out why your feeders are empty, and there's no birdsong to be heard

Vulture

Why Are Vultures Bald?

Quail Eggs

Can I Collect Birds’ Eggs?

Osprey

How Do Birds Fly?

Blackbird Nest

If I Handle A Baby Bird Will Its Mother Reject It?

Sunbathing Dunnock

Why Do Birds Sunbathe?

Cormorants Roosting

Where Do Birds Sleep At Night?

Herring Gulls

Is It Wrong To Call Gulls Seagulls?

Bird's Nest And Eggs

Am I Allowed To Take Photographs Of Birds’ Nests And Eggs?

How can you tell male and female robins apart?

What you should you look for if you spot a pair of Britain's favourite birds

Cedar Waxwing

Can Birds Get Drunk?

Hooded Pitohui

Are There Any Poisonous Birds?

Sparrow Eating Breadcrumbs

Is It OK To Feed Bread To Birds?

Pair Of Macaws

Do Birds Go Grey With Age?

Dove

Do Birds Have Nipples?

Crossbill

Does Britain Have Any Endemic Bird Species?

Goose Tomia

Do Birds Have Teeth?

Birds On A Window Frame

Why Do Birds Peck At Windows?

Mandarin Duck

Does A Duck’s Quack Echo?

Duck

What Do Ducks Eat?

Pigeon Squabs

Why Don’t You See Baby Pigeons?

Robin Eggs

Are Robins’ Eggs Blue?

Nightingale

Has A Nightingale Ever Sung In Berkeley Square?

Squirrel Eating Bird Food

Is It Legal To Kill Squirrels That Are Stealing My Bird Food?

White Mandarin Duck

How Rare Are Albino Birds?

Flamingoes

Why Do Flamingos Stand On One Leg?

Swan Heart

Do Swans Mate For Life?

Eggs In A Nest

What Are Eggshells Made Of?

Ostriches

Why Do Ostriches Bury Their Heads In The Sand?

Chicken Crossing The Road

Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road?

Chick

Do Birds Have Belly Buttons?

Black-Headed Gull Looking For Worms

Why Do Gulls Perform A Rain Dance?

Migration

Why Do Birds Migrate?

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Why Don’t Woodpeckers Get Headaches?

Hummingbird

Can Birds Fly Backwards?

Partridge

How Many Birds Are In The 12 Days Of Christmas Carol?

Great Horned Owl

Do Birds Have Ears?

Siskin

Where Have All The Siskins Gone?

Nictitating Membrane

Do Birds Blink?

Red Kite

What Is The Collective Noun For Red Kites?

Common Swift

Is It True Swifts Can’t Take Off From The Ground?

Ring-Necked Parakeet

Did Jimi Hendrix Release Green Parrots Into London’s Parks?

Long-Tailed Tits At Feeder

How Do Birds Find Food?

Singing Robin

Why Do Birds Sing At Night?

Long-Tailed Tit In The Snow

How Do Birds Keep Warm In Winter?

Goldfinches In The Rain

Where Do Birds Go In The Rain?

Mute Swan

Has A Swan Ever Broken Someone’s Arm?

Robin On A Spade

Why Are Robins So Friendly?