17 h. ago The RSPB has launched the UK's very own 'Bird of the Year' contest

Eight handpicked species will battle it out for the first-ever ‘Bird of the Year’ title 🐦🆚🦅

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42 h. ago You could win a Lotus Emira worth £85K and £100,000 cash in the Omaze Early Bird Draw

OMAZE is back with another Early Bird Draw, where one lucky winner will drive away with a breathtaking Lotus Emira Turbo SE sports car. Along with the car, one lucky person will also win £100,000 in cash, creating an Early Bird Prize package worth an impressive £185,000. Omaze Early Bird Prize Draw To be in...

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59 h. ago ‘I want the miracle SO desperately’: Family heartbreakingly celebrates Christmas early as 9

Brie Bird, the 9-year-old whose battle with cancer has touched nearly one million people online, celebrated Christmas with her family one final time at her home

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3 d. ago Air India plane used for return flight despite bird strike damaging engine

Airline says aircraft cleared for return after initial inspection in Colombo

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3 d. ago Bird of prey poisoned with illegal insecticide in 'harrowing death' as probe launched

"Sparrowhawks are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and it is an offence to intentionally or recklessly kill or injure them."

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3 d. ago Bird of prey suffered ‘harrowing’ death from poison, police say

An appeal for information has been launched after the sparrowhawk was found dead near Lumphanan.

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8 d. ago Why a coffee brand made from defecated beans has dodged Trump’s tariffs

A peculiar brew made from coffee beans defecated by a bird has defied Brazil’s coffee sales downturn

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8 d. ago The $1,300 per kilo premium coffee that has dodged US tariffs

As Brazil’s premium coffee exports began to fall sharply, one peculiar brew defied the downturn

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1 week ago Flight is forced to make emergency landing moments after taking off due to bird strike

The Boeing 737 - operated by holiday giant TUI - was due to fly from Cardiff Airport to Cyprus but had to touch down less than an hour after taking off.

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1 week ago The predator that normally eats its rivals wins prestigious bird award

The kārearea, or New Zealand falcon, has won the prestigious title of Bird of the Year

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1 week ago Tui flight from Cardiff makes emergency landing at UK airport after bird strike

A Cyprus-bound flight made an emergency landing in Birmingham after a bird struck the aircraft

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1 week ago A raptor with no qualms about eating its opponents wins New Zealand's annual bird election

New Zealand’s annual bird election has crowned the kārearea, or New Zealand falcon, as Bird of the Year

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1 week ago Warning issued to anyone with robins in garden — 'never do it'

Robins are the UK's favourite bird, so it's natural that amateur bird watchers would target robins with their food support. But there are some things you should never leave out

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1 week ago Beautiful rare bird thought to be extinct is spotted again after 100 years

The night parrot is a small green-and-yellow-coloured species, officially known as pezoporus occidentalis, that has not been seen in its native home of Australia for over 100 years

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2 w. ago Defra's 2025 UK bird data: Three species which are declining

Official figures show some birds are handling our changing world better than others 🐦

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2 w. ago Bird of prey 'killed by rat poison' near Scots village as cops launch probe

The bird was found to have ingested poison as well as an illegal insecticide.

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2 w. ago The wit and Wisden of Dickie Bird: Shane Warne's 'Ball of the Century', flowers and chocolates from fearsome Australian bowlers... and why he never had a wife but was 'married to cricket'

There was only one place we could have brought Dickie Bird to mark his 90th birthday back in 2023. To celebrate his fine innings, Daily Mail Sport took him to his second home, Headingley.

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2 w. ago Farmland birds in severe decline and sharp drop in seabird numbers, figures show

Conservationists have called for action after the latest official wild bird statistics painted a grim picture for the UK’s native species.

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2 w. ago Respected all over world – Graham Gooch leads tributes to Dickie Bird

Barnsley, Bird’s hometown football club, will hold a minute’s applause before Tuesday evening’s Carabao Cup tie against Brighton.

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2 w. ago Wild bird numbers continue to fall in UK with some species in ‘dramatic freefall’

Species index fell by 4% between 2019 and 2024 – although government data shows woodland populations beginning to stabiliseWild bird species face an accelerating decline in the UK, new figures show, with some species heading for local extinction.Bird numbers have plummeted since the 1970s, and new government data shows that trend continuing; between 2019 and 2024 the species index declined in the UK by 4% and England by 7%. Continue reading...

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