A rare bird has been spotted taking a "well-earned rest" at a Northumberland nature reserve. When volunteer Pauline Gilbertson spotted a ring ouzel at Hauxley Nature Reserve, she was thrilled as they ...

Of all the charismatic birds breeding widely in these islands, one of the least known to the British public is the ring ouzel. That anonymity says much about the bird’s appeal to devotees — I have ...

Painting by Willem van de Velde the Younger. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons An old sign for the Ouzel Galley Lounge that hung on the commercial buildings on Dame Street until they were ...