Conservationists say one of the country's largest colonies of a protected native bird is under threat at a two-day festival site.

The breeding biology of Rainbow Bee-eaters (Merops ornatus) was studied between 1997 and 2001 in southeast Queensland, Australia. Rainbow Bee-eaters are unusual in that they combine migration and ...

There are some Australian birds whose pose and colour really capture an observer’s attention. This Rainbow Bee-eater stood out on a branch as I happened to be taking some photos in the Northern ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Mackay. Followed categories will be added to My News. Sarina resident Kath Redmond captured photographs of the bird, aptly named the rainbow bee-eater, when they ...

A two-day cultural festival will go ahead this weekend on top of a protected bird's nesting site in Queensland after ...

Bee-eaters have been captured on video having made what is believed to be a historic return to the UK. The footage shows the rainbow-coloured birds in flight and nesting in a sand quarry near Cromer ...

Rare bee-eater birds have returned to the same nesting site in the UK for the first time ever. The colourful birds, which are usually found in North Africa or the Mediterranean, have come back to UK ...

A bird with rainbow feathers isn't something you'd usually see in the UK. But lucky bird watchers in Norfolk will be able to see these European bee-eaters as they visit for the summer. The three ...