Kildalton Agricultural College in south Co. Kilkenny has seen the return of house martin birds, who make the 7,000km journey ...

Only common house martin on the rise as urban bird. Many breeding birds depending on or commonly found in an urban environment are on the decline. This applies to 13 out of the 20 urban bird species, ...

House martins are a summer visitor. The common house martin, sometimes called the northern house martin or, particularly in Europe, just house martin, is a migratory bird of the swallow family ...

Some of the recent additions to the red list are thought of as common garden birds, such as the greenfinch. Others, such as the swift and house martin, only spend spring and summer visiting the UK ...

Over a third of common French bird species are in decline, including the European goldfinch, the European turtle dove, the common house martin and 40 others, the museum reported.

Swifts and house martins are among four species of bird to have today been added to the UK's red list of those under threat. ... A common swift is among the species to be added to the 2021 red list.

It’s best to avoid placing houses near large trees, as birds of prey may stop by and they can threaten purple martins. “Kentucky is a great place to put up a purple martin house,” Siegrist said.