Birds

The VINGUYS Bird Feeder Camera brings tech to birdwatching

Smart bird feeder with UHD camera now £123.49 in Amazon deal

Presenters Michaela Strachan and Chris Packham are heading to the Peak District for Springwatch's 20th anniversary.

Springwatch hosts coming to Peaks for 20th anniversary show

Mallard ducklings and mother in the Wesley Brook, Shifnal, Shropshire.

Watch: 12 adorable ducklings slide down gentle waterfall to reach mum

Friends travel through Europe in a Corsa.

Friends save £4k by making back of Corsa into bed to travel Europe

Beautiful scenes show first puffins return to Northumberland's Farne Islands.

Delightful scenes as adorable puffins return to British beauty spot

Cherry blossom trees in the Peace Gardens looking radiant in the recent sunshine sent in by Matt Smith

Shaun Says: Embracing the arrival of Spring

Female chaffinch at the feeder by Ian Rotherham

How chaffinches learn new ways to feed

Animals like hedgehogs need a helping hand over winter - Animal News Agency

Five ways that Sheffield gardeners can help local wildlife thrive this winter

Bird flu is rare in humans, but it can be serious or even deadly.

Should we be worried about bird flu as human case found in UK?

Feeding the crows at Graves Park by Ian Rotherham

Feeding the birds is big business for both growers and retailers

Birds benefit hugely from garden feeders in the winter

How to attract birds to your garden and save money on seed and feeders

Robert Connors and family, from Rotherham.

Nightmare holiday ends in hospitalisation with E.coli poisoning

How to feed garden birds in snow: Top high-fat foods for birds

Dozens of birdwatchers flock to a quiet cul-de-sac in Shelf, near Halifax, after a rare bird was sighted perched on a garden washing line.

Watch: Crowds gather to see rare bird last seen in UK ten years ago

Rare pink baby pigeon hand-reared using a unique technique at Paignton Zoo in Devon.

Watch: Rare pink baby pigeon hand-reared using unique technique at zoo

Adult great tit by Ian Rotherham

Birds flocking back to the garden feeders

The RSPCA has shared images of a young swan that was found dead on the Barnsley Canal at Midland Road, Royston, to highlight the importance of keeping dogs on leads.

Swan suffers fatal injuries after suspected dog attack near canal

Brilliant bargains for the pets in your life

Stock up on treats before they sell out at Aldi's pet event

Bargain bird food will be arriving in stores this week

Aldi is about to start selling some bargain bird food

Gary Hough, 62, looks up to the skies outside his home surrounded in seagull

'Horrified' residents invaded by 'apocalyptic' swarm of seagulls

Baby swallow by Ian Rotherham

Summertime swallows gathering

Lime trees growing either side of High Street in Henley-in-Arden, Warks., had their tops hacked off without notice leaving locals “devastated”.

Residents left furious after council "butchers" trees to save cash

Adorable fluffy flamingo chicks hand-reared at Whipsnade Zoo

Meet the adorable fluffy flamingo chick being hand-reared by zoo staff

These photos by Chris Greenwood and the Sheffield Bird Study Group show the latest peregrine falcon chicks raised by the University of Sheffield.

The soaring success behind a live webcam in a Sheffield falcon nest

One of the Skomer Island puffins on the colony near Penbrokeshire. Credit: David Lister photography

Watch: These colourful puffins are adorable - and they live in the UK

The neighbours behind Sheffield's infamous 'half-cut tree' in Waterthorpe two years ago are still not speaking over to the initial row.

Sheffield's 'half-cut tree' has become an unlikely tourist attraction

Before and during Faunagraphic's new mural in Gleadless Valley, Sheffield.

Street artist brightens up Gleadless Valley with stunning mural

Boy attacked by aggressive seagulls

Watch: Aggressive seagulls attack boy as he leaves the house

Kitting your garden out with gadgets can be a great time-saver

We list the garden gadgets that can help you out in your outdoor space

Groom surprises bride with penguin ring bearer at wedding.

Watch: Groom surprises bride with penguin ring bearer at wedding

Credit: Lisa Ferguson

Family activities to do for £5 or less this May half-term

Spider, 66, and Anne Spider-McKeown, 64, from Birmingham, go about their daily routine with two parrots Charlie a green-winged Macaw and Chester, a blue-and-gold Macaw. May 19, 2024.

Watch: Quirky pet-mad couple take their parrots to the shop

A loud peacock on Lodge Hill Road in Gawthorpe, West Yorks.

'Sleep- deprived' street gets terrorised by escaped peacock

Smokers have been banned from using a village hall ashtray bin after it was taken over - by a family of nesting blue tits.

Watch: 'No Smoking' as family of blue tits nest in ashtray

Lion cubs Emi, Teddi and Santa have been released into their outdoor enclosure at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, Doncaster, for the first time since arriving from Poznan Zoo, in Poland. Picture date May 7, 2024. Credit: Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Watch as lion family rescued from war-torn Ukraine explore new home

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A second man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of Mazin Kaladi in Sheffield.

Second arrest in Burngreave murder probe

Abdullah Yaser Abdullah Al Yazidi was struck by a car as he walked along Staniforth Road in the Darnall area of the city at just after 4.50pm on Wednesday last week (June 4, 2025)

Funeral arrangements for boy killed in Sheffield crash confirmed

Police were called out to reports of a body in the Tinsley Canal near to Staniforth Road in the Attercliffe area of Sheffield at around 7.15pm last night (Tuesday, June 10, 2025)

Police confirm discovery of man's body in Sheffield canal