It is the central feathers in the tail that are very long, which gives the bird an elegant silhouette as it flies. The ...

Find out about common garden bird species you're likely to spot this spring and summer and what they may ... Swallows seem to choose their mates based on their long tails. A study published in 1992 ...

These are remarkably common garden birds - since the 1960s their numbers have risen considerably ... Reed buntings have different proportions to sparrows and can be distinguished by their longer tail ...