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An injured falcon nursed back to health last year has decided to stay in Bermuda, zoologists have revealed. A tracker device has shown the peregrine falcon, christened Milly after she was found weak an underweight last November, and which was release...

The worldwide Covid-19 lockdown has not deterred bluebirds from their Bermuda nesting season. Christian Chin-Gurret, a Bermudian student and founder of the Happy Bird Company bluebird box makers, said the eastern bluebird season had already started. ...

A student taken under the wing of the island’s most famous conservationist has followed in his footsteps by studying for a doctorate in the study of birds. Miguel Mejías, 32, said that he expected to finish his PhD in ornithology at a university in C...

The results of the 2019 Christmas bird count by the Bermuda Audubon Society were revealed yesterday. The 17-strong volunteer team spotted a string of rare visitors and counted a total of 7,919 birds. Highlights included a Townsend’s warbler on Ocean ...

Bermuda quickly bounced back from the impact of Hurricane Humberto, but some of the island’s bird species may take longer to recover. David Wingate, a veteran conservationist, wrote in the Bermuda Audubon Society’s autumn newsletter that some bird sp...

A cahow made an unexpected appearance off the coast of Massachusetts. Cahows, also known as Bermuda petrel, are indigenous to the island, but spend most of their lives at sea. The sighting was made during an offshore pelagic birdwatching trip to the ...

A rare Brazilian seabird was spotted in Bermuda recently — and may have been trying to nest. The Bermuda Audubon Society said the Trindade petrel was seen only a few feet from a footpath at Spittal Pond. A BAS newsletter said: “Robert Branco was visi...

Warwick Academy students now have a window on to the world of Bermuda’s threatened bluebirds, including their battles to survive. Thanks to a hidden camera, students and staff were treated to a live feed of chicks hatching in the school’s bluebird bo...

World famous birder David Wingate witnessed a dramatic falcon strike on a Canada goose on a golf course during the Audubon Society’s 44th Christmas Bird Count. A society spokeswoman said the fierce — but unsuccessful — mid-air strike at the Port Roya...

Birdwatchers have spotted an unfamiliar sight in the skies around Bermuda. Karen Border, the president of the Bermuda Audubon Society, confirmed that a brown pelican was visiting the island. She added: “It has been seen by a few Audubon members, ma...

A yellow-crowned night heron spread its wings over Spittal Pond in Smith’s yesterday. The elegant birds, found across North America, were once abundant on Bermuda, but were wiped out with early settlement in the 1600s. In 1976, several of the birds ...

Bermuda must do more to protect its environment, former Audubon Society president Andrew Dobson said yesterday. Mr Dobson, who is to retire to Britain after nearly 30 years on the island, said Bermuda had to introduce policies to tackle introduced sp...