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 ...

The Weather Channel made an error in a graphic, typing Corncrake instead of Ocracoke, and people on social media were more than happy to point out the mistake. When ...

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, ...

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 ...

Corncrakes are surveyed by counting calling males because of their loud, distinctive call Multiple tonne bags of nettles from across Northern Ireland have been shipped to Rathlin Island in an effort ...

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My most recent encounter with a corncrake was a typically frustrating experience with the bird being so very near, yet impossible to see. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you ...

The corncrake’s cry, thought to be loud and harsh, is a poignant reminder for older people of the advent of warmer weather. Efforts are underway to preserve its call for younger generations. By Ed ...

The call of the corncrake – a small, shy bird related to the coot – is harsh and monotonous, yet for older generations, it was a beloved sound of summer in Ireland, evoking wistful memories of warm ...

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 ...

Researchers are preparing to restore one of the world's threatened birds to the English countryside this week. The project - to return the corncrake to its native fields - is being watched anxiously ...