Findings, the tale of Kathleen Jamie's pursuit of a once common bird, will open your eyes to the wonders of the natural world, says Josh Lacey.

National efforts to boost the number of corncrakes in Ireland are paying off, but the populations of this shy bird are still at risk. A small victory in Ireland’s conservation efforts has been scored, ...

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 ...

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 ...

November has become the single most surprising month of the year for unusual bird sightings, leading many to expect — and even take for granted — the unexpected. But a Nov. 7, 2017, discovery ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Weather Channel made an error in a graphic, typing Corncrake instead of Ocracoke, and people on social media were more than happy to point out the mistake. When ...

A vet is farming land in Co Mayo with the aim of helping the dwindling corncrake population survive in Ireland. Since 2011, Dublin-based Feargal Ó Cuinneagáin has been working with the National Parks ...

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 ...

At this time of year, migrating Corncrakes are arriving in Ireland from their wintering grounds in southern and eastern Africa in the hope of breeding successfully here. The Corncrake is one of ...

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 ...

The corncrake's cry has returned to the English countryside after the bird was brought back from the brink of extinction. The dove-sized ground-bird, related to coots and moorhens, makes its home in ...