As most people who have pulled an all-nighter will agree, lost sleep can leave us feeling foggy and far from our best. In some ways, birds respond similarly, often sleeping longer and more deeply ...

“Don’t mess with me and my nest,” said the jackdaw with his eyes. Conor Lawless Humans use their eyes constantly while communicating with others. Eye movements can be gestures, so that when we see ...

Jackdaws can learn from each other to identify "dangerous" humans, new research shows. The birds are known to recognise individual people, and respond differently to those they see as a threat. In the ...

As most people who have pulled an all-nighter will agree, lost sleep can leave us feeling foggy and far from our best. In some ways, birds respond similarly, often sleeping longer and more deeply ...

Researchers in Cornwall find birds stick with offspring, siblings and mating partners even at risk of going hungry Blood may be thicker than water when it comes to humans relationships – and it ...

Jackdaws ditch old friends and make new ones if it helps them get rewards -- but stick with family through thick and thin, new research shows. Jackdaws ditch old friends and make new ones if it helps ...

Plans for a walk at dusk are almost immediately hijacked by the presence of hundreds of noisy jackdaws thronging the oak trees where I've just entered the woods. Yesterday's snow lies in fluffy clumps ...

Research shows that the birds tend to call to each other before taking off together, and the calls function as votes for when to leave. Research shows that jackdaws use a democratic process when ...

Jackdaws use a "democratic" process to decide when to leave their roosts en masse, scientists have discovered. Thousands of jackdaws can suddenly take to the morning skies in winter, creating a ...

Jackdaws make so much noise in the morning because they are trying to reach an agreement on when to fly off together, according to a new study. A group of the black birds is known as a “clattering” ...

While the sight of charming birds and the melody of their songs are welcome additions to most gardens, not every homeowner is keen on having all types of feathered friends flocking to their backyard.

National Trust conservationists try 'umpteen solutions' that have all failed to problem of birds picking apart roof of Grade I-listed Wiltshire barn The Grade 1 listed Great Barn where the thatched ...