There is no doubt the woodcock is a strange bird; although a wader, with a long wading bird’s bill, it frequents woodlands.

An iconic black and white wading bird which is the symbol of the RSPB is making a big impression at a nature reserve.

South Cumbria has become known for rare birds because of its many wetland areas, including Morecambe Bay and Foulshaw Moss, which are important habitats for many species.  Over the years, there have ...

A picture gallery showcasing the best photos submitted to our Flicrk group of wading birds from around Wales. What are these? Search term: BBC © 2014 The BBC is not ...

The skull, from an ancient relative of ducks and geese known as Vegavis iaai, suggests that the key characteristics of modern birds were already in place 69 million years ago. Birds evolved from ...

Once venerated in ancient Egypt, the sacred ibis has spread from its native Africa to new European habitats.View on euronews ...

"If you disturb wading birds during the winter at a rate of once per hour, the mortality rate increases and that disturbance happens once every few minutes on some of our more popular beaches," he ...

A Christmas appeal has been launched to help raise money to create 'life-saving' wetlands for birds in Dorset. The Countryside Regeneration Trust (CRT) is looking to raise £8,000 to create ...