Imagine waking up to find your home ransacked, your precious belongings tossed aside, and your hard work undone—all for ...

Despite the name, these invasive birds are not actually sparrows but weaver finches, related to other weavers in Africa and elsewhere. European Starling Starlings, which are from Europe and Asia, ...

This time, I’m introducing some of these birds beginning their nest-building in a freshly budding forest. The Chestnut-cheeked Starling got its Japanese name ’Komukudori‘ (meaning ’small Grey Starling ...

Conservationists are concerned as the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch results for 2025 show the ‘charismatic’ birds sliding down ...

Starlings are medium-sized birds that have shiny feathers with a purple and green sheen, and often with white spots during ...

having a mix of short and long grass to help starlings watch out for predators; keeping lawns natural with dandelions and clovers so there would be more invertebrates; and putting up nest boxes.

Fewer starlings are visiting UK gardens, according to the conservation charity, the RSPB. It says its Big Garden Birdwatch, which took place over the last weekend in January, recorded the lowest ...