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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Conservationists are celebrating following a resurgence in the number of corncrakes on an island off the North Antrim coastline.