Birds of prey, also known as raptors, consist of hawks, eagles, owls, vultures, condors, and falcons, which can be found in every corner of the world with the exception of Antarctica. There are ...

We are often so keen to encounter this animal that ambition overrides the accuracy of our observations, writes Mark Cocker.

Merlins: Britain's smallest bird of prey is a 'swerving, zigzagging, 240mph weighted missile' that's gutsy enough to chase off a golden eagle. Size doesn’t matter when it comes to the fighting spirit ...

MPs set to debate ban on driven grouse shooting after RSPB says more than 100 protected birds of prey killed or went missing ...

THE British Birds marking scheme has, for the fifth year in succession, established a record of number of birds ringed, 29,554 for 1932 as against 28,610 in the previous year. The grand total of ...

A bird feeder in the garden, filled with delicious sunflower seeds and with lots of small birds snacking on them, is a full table of gifts for a bird of prey like the sparrowhawk. Especially now ...

The first birds appeared roughly 150 million years ago during the Jurassic Period, evolving from small feathered dinosaurs. The two newly identified species belonged to the enantiornithines, one ...