The classic cup of woven sticks, like a robin nest, is just one of many types of bird nests. Shorebird and nightjar nests are barely present, just slight divots on the ground. Orioles construct some ...

Ground-nesting bird populations are more likely to be in decline than any other European bird species, warns new report. As bird populations decline globally, with record losses in many European ...

Two lapwing chicks have been spotted a hidden nature reserve in Derby after efforts to create new habitats at the site. Over the winter, work was carried out to turn the site, located between Derby ...

A team of biologists in the U.K. and Canada has found that at least one type of bird has its own distinct nest building style. In their study, published in the journal Science, the group conducted a ...

Ground-nesting birds occupy some of the most vulnerable ecological niches, relying on open or semi-open habitats for breeding. Their eggs and chicks are exposed to a diverse community of predators, ...

The RSPB has urged the public to help protect vulnerable ground nesting birds. Walkers are being asked to give birds space during the nesting period between March and September. Phil Pearson, the ...

New Zealand was once a quiet world ruled almost entirely by birds. For millions of years, the islands had no native land mammals besides bats. Without foxes, weasels, or wild cats, birds faced little ...

Polling for Ground Cry finds 60% want ground-nesting birds saved, but only 25% recognise the threat from ravens and 24% from carrion crows.

In 2014, New Jersey repurposed 7,000 cubic yards of dredged sand to transform Ring Island into a vital nesting ground for 4 ...