You can listen to the corncrake's loud, distinctive call by pressing play The "crex crex" call of the corncrake was once a familiar sound in the British countryside. But habitat loss caused by modern ...

National efforts to boost the number of corncrakes in Ireland are paying off, but the populations of this shy bird are still at risk. A small victory in Ireland’s conservation efforts has been scored, ...

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UK birdlovers are delighted that an attempt to re-establish the corncrake in England appears to be going well. A group of month-old corncrake chicks has been spotted on the reserve where they are ...

An intense conservation plan introduced to save the endangered corncrake is paying off, with the RSPB NI reporting that four ...

The little bird was spotted sheltering from the rain on the 16th deck of the ship A rare bird endangered across the UK has been rescued after taking shelter from heavy rain on a cruise ship. The ...

IRELAND’s elusive corncrake has come back from the brink of extinction with the number of males increasing over the past four years. Last year, the Government spent €228,054 on its battle to save the ...

ANOTHER LIFE:IN THE RATHER less rained-upon west of Connacht, it has been a modestly good summer for corncrakes. No fewer than 42 of the birds were rasping their hearts out earlier on, half-a-dozen of ...

At this time of year, migrating Corncrakes are arriving in Ireland from their wintering grounds in southern and eastern Africa in the hope of breeding successfully here. The Corncrake is one of ...

A vet is farming land in Co Mayo with the aim of helping the dwindling corncrake population survive in Ireland. Since 2011, Dublin-based Feargal Ó Cuinneagáin has been working with the National Parks ...

One of Europe's rarest birds, the corncrake, has bred successfully in Yorkshire for the first time in decades. The discovery was made when the bird's mating call was heard by a farmer in the Pennine ...