Series

The Life of Birds

“A natural history of bird life narrated by David Attenborough.”

★ 8.2(41)199849m1 season

Documentary

Official site

The Life of Birds is streaming on Sky Go in Ireland. Availability checked 22 July 2026.

Where to watch The Life of Birds

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Good to know

Release date: 1998-10-21
Runtime: 49m
Language: English
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
Network: BBC One
Status: Ended
Studio: BBC Studios Natural History Unit

About The Life of Birds

The Life of Birds is a 1998 web series in the Documentary genre, starring David Attenborough. It spans 1 season and 10 episodes, and originally aired on BBC One. It holds an average rating of 8.2/10 from 41 viewers. Below you can see where to watch The Life of Birds in Ireland — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

In the documentary series produced by the BBC, The Life of Birds, Sir David Attenborough unveils a new investigation into the behaviour of birds, perfectly adapted animals that conquer the air. This ten-part series reveals the secret of the birds' great success, their remarkable strategies for finding food, their complex social systems, and their ingenious and often bizarre ways of mating and breeding. From the high speed of large airborne hunters to long distance migrations or the bright colors of nectar feeding hummingbirds, this is the ultimate bird series that every ornithologist should not miss.