EasyJet plane makes emergency return to Liverpool after mid-air bird strike Aircraft was on its way to Jersey when it had to make a diversion and head back Two ambulances were called to John Lennon Airport as part of the response Fire crews were alerted for a ‘potential emergency’ landing but later stood down By … Read more
Number of birds killed by wind turbines drops by 72 per cent when a single blade is painted black, study finds Researchers paints a blade black on four wind turbines on island of Smola Researchers used sniffer dogs to look for bird carcasses underneath the turbines After they were painted, the amount of bird deaths dropped … Read more
Bird Photographer of the Year has announced its 2020 winner for the fifth year of the prestigious competition’s running. The judging team said that most of the 15,000 images entered into the competition are ‘of an amazing standard, sufficient eye-candy to feed even the most visually gluttonous’. But only one person can take the title bird … Read more
Catch emu if you can! Missing 6ft bird is reunited with her owner… then goes on the run AGAIN two days late Ethel the emu has gone on the run for the second time in a week near Doncaster The flightless bird was first reported missing to police on Thursday last week Ethel was reunited … Read more
Roman Kemp took to Instagram on Tuesday to show off his bird new tattoo which he has had inked on his leg in tribute to Capital Breakfast producer Joe Lyons. The host discovered Joe had died last Tuesday and has been left devastated by the news as they were incredibly close. Joe’s cause of death … Read more
‘I’ve been baking something myself this lockdown!’: Bake Off host Noel Fielding’s girlfriend Lliana Bird reveals she’s pregnant with their second child By Bryony Jewell For Mailonline Published: 02:03 BST, 8 August 2020 | Updated: 02:03 BST, 8 August 2020 Noel Fielding and his girlfriend of ten years Lliana Bird are expecting their second child … Read more
Bird poop is said to be good luck, but a new study suggests it is worth much more. A new report calculates that feces from seabirds, like Seagulls and pelicans, is worth hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Formally known as guano, the waste is used in commercial fertilizer and nutrients found in the ‘white … Read more
Dame Vivienne Westwood has suspended herself in a giant birdcage outside The Old Bailey to protest the extradition of Julian Assange to the US. Westwood, dressed in a yellow trouser suit, enacted the metaphor of ‘The Canary In Coal Mine’, which is meant to symbolise Assange being sacrificed for the ‘poison’ in the political system. … Read more
I will NUT be beaten! Squirrel jumps off house ROOF to land on bird feeder after its attempts to climb the pole fail A homeowner’s quarantine bird feeder project was ruined by a cheeky squirrel The squirrel found new ways of getting on the feeder in White Plains, New York Footage shot on Wednesday shows … Read more
Naga Munchetty calls out snide trolls on Twitter as they refer to her as ‘that Asian bird who wears whatever the hell she wants’ on BBC Breakfast By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 22:31 BST, 16 July 2020 | Updated: 22:39 BST, 16 July 2020 Naga Munchetty publicly called out a pair of Twitter trolls … Read more