The population of one of Britain’s rarest birds has increased for the first time in three years, it had been revealed. The number of male singing corncrakes, an elusive farmland species which migrates ...

UK birdlovers are delighted that an attempt to re-establish the corncrake in England appears to be going well. A group of month-old corncrake chicks has been spotted on the reserve where they are ...

The number of rare corncrake birds in Scotland has risen for the first time in five years, according to a wildlife charity. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Scotland’s annual ...

A project to protect one of Scotland’s rarest and most secretive birds is being launched. Corncrakes were once widespread across the country until populations fell dramatically with the ...

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ANOTHER LIFE:IN THE RATHER less rained-upon west of Connacht, it has been a modestly good summer for corncrakes. No fewer than 42 of the birds were rasping their hearts out earlier on, half-a-dozen of ...

One of Europe's rarest birds has successfully bred in the region for the first time in decades - sparking a scramble to keep them safe. The distinctive mating call of the corncrake was heard by a ...

The population of the endangered corncrake has fallen in Scotland for the first time in a decade, conservationists have revealed. The RSPB has reported a drop of eight per cent in corncrake numbers, ...

One of Europe's rarest birds, the corncrake, has bred successfully in Yorkshire for the first time in decades. The discovery was made when the bird's mating call was heard by a farmer in the Pennine ...

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