The collection of wild birds' eggs is now only permitted with a licence and the historical ... which have gradually been brought together since the establishment of the British Museum over 260 years ...

Instead, try a Victorian-era British classic called Scotch woodcock. This oddly-named dish has nothing to do with birds and ...

but now it's over £5 per bird," he told the BBC. The British Free Range Egg Producers Association said producers had been hit with "huge price hikes in production costs". "In March we asked for a ...

Two species of woodpecker can be seen in British gardens, the greater spotted woodpecker ... but it also raids the nests of other birds for chicks and eggs. It is a visitor to gardens and parks in ...

Collecting wild bird nests or eggs, or oology (the scientific term for the study of eggs), was seen as an entirely worthy and indeed wholesome hobby. After all, children were out in the fresh air ...