From a species that was nearly hunted to extinction to a breed that declined due to habitat loss, here are five rare birds ...

The Yellow Wagtail is a small, graceful, yellow and green bird, with a medium-length tail and slender back legs. It is usually a summer visitor ... a "serious decline" in breeding numbers across the ...

Shags and black guillemots moved to the amber and green list respectively, though both are gradually declining. Nearly 40% of breeding seabirds are now red-listed in the UK – and 73 bird species ...

A bird flu strain has the "potential to become a pandemic", a UK health boss has warned ... It first popped up in the back in the 1990s, mid-1990s, but it’s waxed and waned over the years.