Press releases
Clock in with garden beauty
October 2012
New results from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Garden Bird Feeding Survey (GBFS) – the longest-running survey of garden birds in the world – show that record numbers of the resplendent Bullfinch are using garden feeding stations...
Thetford’s Nunnery Lakes Nature Reserve finds friends
October 2012
One of Thetford's best kept wildlife secrets is to get a helping hand from some new friends...
Immigrants put strain on scant resources
October 2012
Reports from across Britain indicate that fruit and seed crops are poor this autumn, suggesting that many birds will face tough times over the months ahead...
Mixed fortunes for wintering waterbirds
October 2012
The latest figures collected by Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) volunteers illustrate the importance of the UK’s wetlands for wintering waterbirds – particularly so during harsh winters such as 2010/11, the coldest across the UK for 35 years...
Wales internationally important for wintering waterbirds
October 2012
Latest counts collected by Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) volunteers reaffirm the importance of the Severn Estuary and other sites for wintering waterbirds in Wales...
Oystercatchers down at Scotland's important estuaries
October 2012
The latest figures collected by Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) volunteers illustrate the importance of Scotland’s diverse communities of wintering waterbirds...
Ducks down in Northern Ireland
October 2012
The latest counts collected by Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) volunteers reveal a further decline in the number of ducks wintering in Northern Ireland...
Waterbirds in England respond to cold winter
October 2012
Latest counts collected by Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) volunteers show the internationally important numbers of wildfowl and waders that use English wetlands in winter...
Thetford's wildlife needs you
September 2012
Can you spare a few hours to help the wildlife on your doorstep? workparty...
Winter Thrushes Survey
September 2012
Wednesday 12th September 2012 marks the start of the new British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Winter Thrushes Survey...
Gardeners asked to get fruity!
August 2012
The BTO is asking gardeners and garden birdwatchers to help with an exciting new study, which aims to discover how birds use garden berries and other fruits during the autumn and winter months...
Woodpigeons hit record high in gardens
August 2012
In the real world of twitters and tweets, Woodpigeons are really trending...
Gardeners going for gold
July 2012
As the Olympic Games come to London, gardeners across the country are going for gold...
Surveys prove benefits of Environmental Stewardship for birds
July 2012
New analyses of BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey data, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, have shown that the management undertaken by farmers as part of Environmental Stewardship (ES) to enhance winter seed resources for farmland birds, mostly under Entry Level Stewardship (ELS), has had a significant effect on their population trends since 2005...
House Sparrows prospering in Wales
July 2012
Latest figures from the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) reveal that numbers of House Sparrows have doubled in Wales since the early 1990s...
Meadow Pipits dwindling in Northern Ireland
July 2012
Latest figures from the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) reveal that numbers of Meadow Pipits declined by nearly a third in Northern Ireland between 2010 and 2011...
Scottish Skylarks suffer
July 2012
Latest figures from the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) reveal that Skylark numbers fell by 25% in Scotland between 2010 and 2011...
Lapwings hit new low; further declines in breeding waders revealed
July 2012
The latest figures from the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) show that four of our breeding waders have reached their lowest levels since the survey started in the early 1990s...
Fabulous finches flood into gardens
July 2012
Siskins are making a record splash in gardens this summer, as the latest results from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Garden BirdWatch survey reveal...
Scotland's own famous five
June 2012
Following on from the success of a Cuckoo satellite-tagging project in England, the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) has now fitted tags to five Cuckoos in Scotland...
Mae Cymru wedi cael ei phedwar ffantastig
June 2012
Yn dilyn llwyddiant cafwyd trwy osod tagiau lloeren ar Gogau yn Lloegr, mae'r Ymddiriedolaeth Adara Prydain (BTO) wedi gosod tagiau ar bedwar o Gogau yng Nghymru...
Wales get their own fantastic four
June 2012
Following on from the success of a Cuckoo satellite-tagging project in England, the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) has now fitted tags to four Cuckoos in Wales...
Famous five get eleven new friends
June 2012
The ‘famous five’ Cuckoos, satellite tagged by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and avidly followed to Africa and back, have been joined by eleven new birds to help shed further light on this enigmatic species...
Green shoots of recovery for House Sparrows?
June 2012
House Sparrows are approaching a six-year high in gardens...
How much does your bird garden weigh?
May 2012
Ever wondered how the birds visiting your garden compare with those visiting other gardens elsewhere across the British Isles? If so, you can find out by taking part in the ‘Big Garden Weigh-in’...
New resource for people wanting to improve their bird brains
May 2012
The latest BirdTrends report from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), just published on-line, shows just how well – or not - our birds are doing...
Arctic blast threatens real Easter eggs
April 2012
With eggs being laid and incubated by birds in gardens, the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) is reminding the public to keep feeders topped up as the weather turns colder...
Martin the Cuckoo heads for home
April 2012
Great news! The first of the BTO’s Cuckoos is heading for home...
Going for Gold: Garden BirdWatch Results Published
March 2012
The Annual Results for the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Garden BirdWatch survey have just been published, revealing nearly five times as many gardens with Goldfinch but half the number of gardens with Song Thrush...
