Every year, little black-and-white birds called pied flycatchers make the lengthy trek from sub-saharan Africa to northern Europe to feast on caterpillars, claim a nest, and have babies. This ...

This rise in brutal bird-on-bird violence is due to a shift in migration and nest timelines, researchers say. Great tits' traditionally mated two weeks before pied flycatchers, but since the 1980s ...

Pied flycatchers were known for trying to take over great tit nests. They also eavesdropped on resident great tits to gain information the long-distance migrants otherwise lack about local conditions.

image: The European pied flycatcher, and later its close relative the collared flycatcher, have long been an important research organism for scientists at many universities.

The European pied flycatcher, and later its close relative the collared flycatcher, have long been an important research organism for scientists at many universities.

Pied flycatchers initially had difficulty adjusting, but over time have started laying their eggs earlier to grab the caterpillars. Some, though, ...

Like many migratory bird species in Europe and the UK, pied flycatcher populations are declining due to climate related food shortages. Nest boxes provide breeding grounds for pied flycatchers in ...

Pied flycatchers, which are small and agile, try to steal nesting facilities from great tits. Flying around great tits as they attempt to build a nest can drive them away.

Bird poop: not a topic most people take interest in. However, fascinating discoveries are being made from the feces of one slowly disappearing bird in the U.K. Researchers are analyzing pied ...

The number of rare, breeding pied flycatchers at a Lake District nature reserve has risen by 38% in a decade, the RSPB said. In 2013, 21 male birds were recorded at Haweswater, but this year the ...

2023 hailed as best pied flycatcher breeding season at Haweswater There were between 50 and 60 breeding pairs in the reserve The RSPB said it was a "joy" to see so many migrate from West Africa 20 ...