topping a 2015 poll to choose the UK's first national bird. Although they can be territorial and aggressive, folklore typically presents robins as kind and even holy. There are a number of myths ...

How many birds can you name? Many people can name only a few — even people who have bird feeders. Today’s technology, however ...

Indeed, the word cuckold derives from the French name for the bird: cucu. If you were to believe various myths and folktales, you’d find this solitary, territorial bird to be imbued with evil ...

Bird of an emperor’s curiosity The black partridge (francolin) enjoys an esteemed status in the cultural, royal and shikar ...

In the past it was felt that small birds, such as goldcrests, could never migrate across the North Sea unaided. Folklore claimed they hitched a lift on the backs of woodcocks. Often a ‘fall ...