🔭🐦 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.

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 ...

A corncrake has been heard calling on Rathlin Island for the first time in more than 10 years. The distinctive rasping crex-crex call was first heard close to Church Bay last Thursday and the male ...

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 ...

A County Antrim farmer has spoken of his delight at being able to record the sound of one of Northern Ireland's rarest birds, the elusive corncrake. Robert Brown (65) of Ballinlea Road near ...

RSPB NI said six calling male corncrakes have been recorded on the island, the highest number in recent memory. Did you know with a Plus subscription to Shropshire Star you get full access to our ...

RSPB NI said six calling male corncrakes have been recorded on the island, the highest number in recent memory. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's going on in ...