An Azores bullfinch feeds on the buds of a native tree on São Miguel Island in the Azores. Anne Pinto-Rodrigues When conservation biologist Jaime Ramos began the fieldwork for his doctoral studies on ...

WE have reached the time of year when the winter visitors have all but departed and the influx of summer migrants is in full flow. Around Worcester, as I sit and write this article, particularly on ...

Inside the crater of a volcano on Graciosa Island in the Azores archipelago, in the Atlantic Ocean, an international team of researchers has discovered the bones of a new extinct species of songbird, ...

The bullfinch is a truly remarkable bird. Its striking colors are reason enough to adore it but, what's more, male bullfinches can be trained to sing any song you like, provided you are willing to ...

RECENT close-up views of a pair of bullfinches highlighted nature’s resourcefulness and my need to clear out an unsightly gutter, as it was there I observed both birds feeding on the seed heads of ...

Last month alone they were spotted in twice as many gardens as normal. There was also a record high of sightings last winter after a successful breeding season. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT ...

The piping contact call of the male bullfinch is a familiar sound to ecologist Mike Dilger, as he often hears it on his daily dog walks through Somerset's Chew Valley. However it's the bullfinch's ...

Flings, divorce and polygamy are all common for garden birds though the bullfinch had a better reputation than most... until now 'Goody-two-shoes' birds? Pair of male and female eurasian bullfinch, ...

Tricity birders spotted 209 different species of birds at the Bird Race. The teams in Chandigarh covered the areas from Timber Trail to Morni Hills, Chhatbir, Mirzapur dam, Siswan dam, Nepli and ...

Breeding numbers fell dramatically through the 1970s and ‘80s, and I well remember lobbying Government to remove Bullfinch from the short-list of birds that could be killed without a specific licence ...