At this talk for the North Wales RSPB local group, Gethin will highlight the international importance of Wales' wetlands for some of our wintering birds. Focusing primarly of wildfowl and waders, this ...

The Blackbirds in Gardens project will help us understand how Blackbirds use gardens, and the potential effects of the Usutu virus on their population in the UK. Update: The 2025 survey season will ...

Having spent almost three weeks in the hills above Montpellier, Jim followed fellow-Cuckoo Wingston and headed south along a remarkably similar flightpath. Having crossed the Mediterranean, he arrived ...

Satellite technology is helping scientists from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) to better understand the pressures that the UK’s breeding Cuckoos face as they make annual migrations of 16,000 ...

Woodward, I., Aebischer, N., Burnell, D., Eaton, M., Frost, T., Hall, C., Stroud, S. & Noble, D. 2020. APEP 4 - Population estimates of birds in Great Britain and the ...

Commonly referred to as the UK Red List for birds, the status of birds has now been reviewed five times, covering the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. The latest review was published in December ...

The BTO provides grants of up to £500 to support ornithological research projects by BTO members and holders of BTO ringing permits. We welcome applications relating to projects on all aspects of ...

Recording areas (usually counties) have a Bird Recorder who collates records often linked to the activities of local bird clubs. One of the aims of BirdTrack is to support the County Recorder network ...

Dawn Balmer, Simon Gillings, Brian Caffrey, Bob Swann, Iain Downie, Rob Fuller. 2013. Bird Atlas 2007–11: The Breeding and Wintering Birds of Britain and Ireland. British Trust for Ornithology Bird ...

Commonly referred to as the Ringing Report, these summaries provide information on the numbers of birds ringed and reports (recoveries) of ringed birds received for the whole Ringing Scheme, covering ...

Song and Mistle Thrush are two garden species that are readily confused; both are grey-brown in appearance and both have a spotted breast and pale legs. However, with good views and the right pointers ...