Among the feathered habitués of back gardens across the land, none seems to occupy a lower place in the pecking order than the humble dunnock. Here's a bird around which no secret twitchers' cult has ...

The next time you’re watching the noir classic Kiss of Death, take note of the woman Richard Widmark ties to a wheelchair and shoves down a flight of stairs — and into film history. It’s none other ...

ALTHOUGH we have passed the significant date of February 1, Feast day of St Brigid, which for many in rural Ireland traditionally marks the first true day of spring, winter still bites. In ancient ...

How many Broadway shows has Mildred Dunnock been in? Mildred Dunnock has appeared on Broadway in 24 shows. How many West End shows has Mildred Dunnock been in? Mildred Dunnock has not appeared in the ...

Why robins on cards and cake tins at Christmas, why not some other bird? The reason is that the first British postmen wore red tunics, which earned them the nickname ‘robins’. Then someone published a ...

To all intents and purposes, the dunnock is what birdwatchers describe as an ‘SBJ’ or ‘small brown job’, overall, rather drab, and boring. The somewhat monotonous jangling song epitomises the bird’s ...

While the Dunnock is a very common and widespread bird found in every county in Ireland it is one of our least well-known species. Often passed off as a dull-looking House Sparrow, on closer ...