Hawfinch, Pied Flycatcher, Willow Tit and a Spotted Flycatcher among the 'rare' birds spotted in the North East recently ...

Hawfinch, Pied Flycatcher, Willow Tit and a Spotted Flycatcher among the 'rare' birds spotted in the North East recently ...

Cedar Waxwing Cedar waxwings certainly know how to pull off a smoky-eye look. With their elegant coloring in general, their “eye makeup” is only one component of their beauty. They aren’t the only ...

As the Usutu virus spreads, homeowners who feed birds in their gardens are urged to reduce bacteria as much as possible ...

A rarely-seen, red-listed bird has been spotted near a Herefordshire National Trust estate. A sighting of a lesser redpoll was reported on June 3, on the birdwatching site, goingbirding.co.uk. The ...

A rarely-seen, red-listed bird has been spotted near a Herefordshire National Trust estate. A sighting of a lesser redpoll ...

It was enough to make me spit out coffee. It looked like a common redpoll, I thought. I grabbed a camera and took a few documentary photos and then consulted a bird guide. Sure enough it was.

Winter finches like the common redpoll arrive to feed on weed seeds. Their cousins the red and white-billed crossbills come to feed on pine cones. Along the roadsides, on recently harvested fields ...

Irruptions also occur periodically with other northern bird species, including the red crossbill, common redpoll, hoary redpoll, evening grosbeak and pine siskin. One of the largest snowy owl ...

common redpoll and dozens of other species? It may be because “common” has so many meanings beyond the obvious reference to great abundance. Common also refers to being shared across ...