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A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Scientists fitted data-logging devices to 120 birds to measure their heart-rate and body-tempearture every half hour throughout winter. Picture: iStock</p>

outdoors

Richard Collins: Bird migration is dangerous and demanding — why do it?

It was originally thought birds migrated to save energy in a warmer climate but new research is challenging this idea

<p>Rowan tree berries are eaten by thrushes, starlings, field fares, and waxwings</p>

outdoors

Anja Murray: Plant more saplings — it's fun now and beneficial later

<p>Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) smashing snails on a rock — the song thrush is also a prolific breeder and can have two or three broods in a season</p>

outdoors

Donal Hickey: My backyard musician kicks off at 3am but he's a total pro and sounds great

Séamas O'Reilly: 'Blackbird' is bad in every way it is possible for a film to be bad

Let’s hear it for the blackbird

home and gardens

Let’s hear it for the blackbird

INFOGRAPHIC: Top tips for looking after birds this winter

news

INFOGRAPHIC: Top tips for looking after birds this winter

The blackbird builds an incredible structure in a nest

The blackbird builds an incredible structure in a nest

IT WAS a dirty day, howling gusts of wind carrying cold, hard rain.

Mon, 23 Nov, 2015