My Assistant Producer, Billy Clapham, began to focus on the work of a superb Javan field biologist, Panji Gusti Akbar, who is ...

Magpies are stunning creatures and indeed, if they were rare would be one of our most celebrated birds. In practice they are ...

Magpies are notorious for causing garden damage, especially during the breeding season, but there are ways to deter them from ...

magpies stand out in the UK’s bird community. These sizeable garden scavengers are instinctive predators and will often raid other birds' nests for eggs or hatchlings to feed their offspring.

Only a very small portion of male magpies engage in the practice though, and when they do, it's to protect their nests during breeding season, from August to November. Experts say they do not ...