The reign of terror ends

The rise and rise of raptor species has been a major success of the past half century, but it may well have been the downfall of the common kestrel

From a heroic long-distance swimmer to a producer of spectacularly eerie sound effects, the seabirds seen swooping and diving over British waters have all manner of singular skills, says John Lewis-Stempel

Threatened with extinction in the 1960s, the mighty peregrine–with its astonishing speed and super strength–has staged such a remarkable comeback that its now more successful than it was in the Middle Ages

Unhurried in flight and with a sideline in stolen goods, the handsome red kite is the gentleman thief of the raptor world

You know when you stare at cute things for too long and they start to look creepy? I’m thinking garden gnomes, baby dolls, any child in a princess outfit and all cats. Well, now there’s another one to

What the scientists are saying… The prince ...