Letter: Prof Amy Dickman, Prof Adam Hart, Dr Dan Challender and Dr Dilys Roe say trophy hunting benefits lions and many other species by conserving more land in Africa than national parks do

eBird Hotspots just got even better. New wiki-style About pages and Hotspot Groups offer a richer, more collaborative way to discover birding locations around the world and make the most of every visi...

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A Mandarin Duck seen at Kirkaldy, Fife, on 15 April was ringed and was found to have travelled some 1,600 km from Poland.

Extensive analyses point to selection on ADCY8, a gene involved in long-term memory.

Research in Italian cities shows that non-native parrot species occupy ecological roles absent from native urban bird communities, rather than simply overtaking them.

(Click on images to enlarge - Blogger is unkind to these smaller versions) After the trips were done (more on those to come), this weekend...