Cuckoos are nest parasites. That means they lay eggs in the nests of other birds, which then put the effort into raising the chicks. So you’d think they’d be quiet about it. Yet female cuckoos have a ...

Farmland birds are said to be in decline but the birdlife of the great coniferous forests of North Yorkshire is thriving, as Roger Ratcliffe discovers. Did you know with a Digital subscription to ...

The sandstone cliffs surrounding Triberg should have holes in them from which large wooden birds spring each hour, for the town is the heart of Germany’s cuckoo clock industry. Kate Hairsine ...

IT IS the epitome of spring’s awakening but this year the sound of the cuckoo has become increasingly rare. The bird has declined by two thirds in twenty years. Reasons for its scarcity are unclear ...