Birds in the News

Birds are everywhere in the news almost everyday on radio, television, magazines, internet, and social media. Photographer Barbara Fryer, from Umberleigh, Devon, snapped the unusual white puffin from a boat that was bobbing around the Isles of Scilly, off the Cornish coast.

 

Seabirds that swallow ocean plastic waste have scarring in their stomachs. Read about “plasticosis” in The Conversation.
Scientists re-engineer dead birds into drones that may one day spy on humans, wildlife. The Independent
Plans to limit avian flu risk as migrating birds return. BBC News
Off the Rails: A Personal Reflection on Wildlife Impacts from the Norfolk Southern Train Derailment. American Bird Conservancy

Sites Carrying News About Birds

All About Birds
Audubon Bird News
Birding News
Birds News
Birdlife International
 Birdwatching Daily
Brome Bird News
eBird
Huffington Post
Independent – U.K.
ICUN
Live Science
MSNBC
Natural News
New York Times Bird Stories Archive
Neuroscience News
Science Daily
The Scientist Magazine