All news on the topic: Birds

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Thousands of birds huddle together on UK beach in 'spectacular' nature display
Images from one of Britain's most spectacular wildlife displays show thousands of birds from different species huddled together on a beach thanks to unusually high tides
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Protected birds shot, trapped and poisoned in rising crimewave across the UK
Nada Farhoud looks at what is behind the rising crimewave of protected species of birds being shot, trapped and poisioned - as rare goshawks, golden eagles, barn owls, peregrine falcons and white-tailed eagles are among the victims
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Over a third of Brits don't know when World War II took place or what started it
Nine in ten Brits say they are 'clueless' when it comes to the historic conflict - with a third not knowing Sir Winston Churchill was the wartime Prime Minister
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Man killed by aggressive rooster as daughter shares 'malicious' attack horror
Experienced bird handler Jasper Kraus was killed in the savage attack from the cockerel, losing litres of blood, with his grief-stricken daughter revealing the same bird also attacked her young child in Ireland
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Man attacked by chicken dies after bird previously targeted granddaughter
A daughter rushed to her father's house to find the cancer survivor in a pool of blood and being treated by an ambulance crew, after he was attacked by an 'aggressive' chicken
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Pigeon dyed pink for gender reveal party dies after being found starving in park
Flamingo the pigeon was rescued after he was died pink for a gender reveal party in Madison Square Park, New York, US, on January 30 but tragically died from the toxic fumes
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Pigeons are so smart their brains can rival Artificial Intelligence, experts say
A new study has discovered pigeons are one of the smartest creatures on the planet after some of the birds solved complex tests after memorising scenarios, according to experts
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Vicious owl terrorises kids and pensioners - and residents 'fear leaving home'
A neighbourhood in the West Midlands is being terrorised by an aggressive owl that keeps swooping down from the sky and viciously attacking people outside of their homes
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Bird charity banned from Twitter for repeatedly posting woodcock photos
Be careful what you tweet, even if you're a bird charity tweeting about birds - The British Trust for Ornithology ran into problems as their tweets about woodcocks left them locked out of Twitter
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Giant 5ft bird sends couple into frenzy around countryside after getting lost
In this week's Pet Club, pet bird Basil sent his owners into a frenzy when he ran off, Izzy the moggy learnt to use the video doorbell to get into the house and spaniel Penny has a miracle rescue after falling off a 27ft cliff