Conservationists are celebrating following a resurgence in the number of corncrakes on an island off the North Antrim coastline. Six calling male corncrakes have been recorded on Rathlin Island this ...
The presence of six calling male corncrakes on Rathlin Island this breeding season has been hailed as a "record-breaking" milestone. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Northern Ireland ...
🔭🐦 You’ve heard the sound, now meet the bird behind it. The corncrake’s iconic “crex crex” call echoes through spring meadows — but catching sight of this secretive ground-nester is a rare treat.