People on the coasts of Sligo, Mayo and Donegal are being asked to listen out for the call of the corncrake bird as they returned to Ireland this week. John Carey of the Corncrake Life Project told ...

You can listen to the corncrake's loud, distinctive call by pressing play The "crex crex" call of the corncrake was once a familiar sound in the British countryside. But habitat loss caused by modern ...

The battle is underway to reverse falling corncrake numbers; the first in a series of stories promoting positive environmental actions in Ireland Corncrakes used to herald the arrival of spring in ...

The presence of six calling male corncrakes on Rathlin Island this breeding season has been hailed as a "record-breaking" milestone. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Northern Ireland ...

A County Antrim farmer has spoken of his delight at being able to record the sound of one of Northern Ireland's rarest birds, the elusive corncrake. Robert Brown (65) of Ballinlea Road near ...

THE corncrake hasn't been heard in West Kerry in four years and it is now feared the once common bird may be extinct in the area. According to Jill Crusher of the West Kerry Branch of Birdwatch ...

The presence of six calling male corncrakes on Rathlin Island this breeding season has been hailed as a "record-breaking" milestone. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Northern Ireland ...

The call of the corncrake – a small, shy bird related to the coot – is harsh and monotonous, yet for older generations, it was a beloved sound of summer in Ireland, evoking wistful memories of warm ...

The corncrake’s cry, thought to be loud and harsh, is a poignant reminder for older people of the advent of warmer weather. Efforts are underway to preserve its call for younger generations. By Ed ...

A survey by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has found a 35% increase in the population of critically endangered corncrake birds in Ireland over the past five years, although the overall ...

The "crex crex" call of the corncrake was once a familiar sound in the British countryside. But habitat loss caused by modern farming methods pushed the bird to the brink of extinction. Now there are ...