The house sparrow has topped the list in the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch Survey for 2025 both in Cumbria and the UK as a whole. The blue tit and blackbird rounded off the top three for birds in the ...

Thousands of dedicated bird watchers in the north took part in an annual watch to spot the most popular species despite the ...

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

Infections with parasites often entail no recognizable signs in many wildlife species, but can still have ... to altered movement behavior: Infected starlings have a smaller action radius, which ...

Infections with parasites often entail no recognisable signs in many wildlife species, but can have still negative effects ...

Before the year 2000 it was regularly the most numerous species recorded in the Big Garden Birdwatch. Ms Speight said: “Starlings are one of our most charismatic garden birds, but this year’s ...