A ‘bonxie’ is a colloquial term for a Great skua, a large ‘pirate’ seabird. Every day is a school day with Stornoway’s front man Brian Briggs. The band returns with more sounds of the sea, bird cries, ...

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Stornoway have always infused their songs with references to nature, largely thanks to lead singer Brian Briggs's degree in ornithology. Bonxie, the Oxford folk-pop troupe's third album, is named for ...

English band Stornoway let the natural world seep into group’s new album “Bonxie,” which premieres today on Speakeasy. Named for an aggressive seabird also known as the great skua, “Bonxie” is a ...

Avian flu affecting the remote St Kilda archipelago threatens to push a wild bird species to the brink of extinction, warn conservationists. Great skua - also known as bonxie - are described as ...