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Join the Garden BirdWatch community from home

We're giving everyone free access to BTO Garden BirdWatch during the COVID-19 lockdown.

01 Apr 2020

Butterflies bounce back

The summer of 2019 provided another welcome boost to butterfly populations, according to the latest results from the annual UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS).

23 Mar 2020

BTO and COVID-19

The BTO view on participating in surveys during the Coronavirus pandemic (UPDATED- 24.3.2020).

24 Mar 2020

Northern Ireland’s seabirds get an annual health check

2019 produced a mixed bag for Northern Ireland’s seabirds but confirmed the importance of the country’s coastline for its 22 breeding seabird species.

18 Mar 2020

Nest Box Challenge becomes Nesting Neighbours

The Nest Box Challenge survey has been relaunched as Nesting Neighbours - what's changed?

09 Mar 2020

Import data from BirdTrack to WeBS

WeBS Online has launched a new feature to import data from BirdTrack, so that volunteers can, if they wish, record data in the BirdTrack apps and then import the relevant list from BirdTrack into W

05 Mar 2020

Latest stocktake of the UK's birds

Read a summary of the fourth report by the Avian Population Estimates Panel, presenting population estimates of birds in Great Britain and the United Kingdom.

03 Feb 2020

Support the Red Sixty Seven

Red Sixty Seven is a collaboration between 67 authors and 67 artists with a single goal: to raise funds to support conservation work aiming to reverse the declines of our most at-risk birds.

16 Jan 2020

WeBS starts recording age and sex ratio data

WeBS has today launched a new feature in WeBS Online data entry to allow Counters to optionally record the number of birds of different ages and sexes

10 Jan 2020

2019 - a BTO year in review

From the impacts of garden bird feeding to new discoveries through tracking Short-eared Owls - look back on the highlights of an eventful year for BTO.

20 Dec 2019

Nuthatch Is a Christmas cracker

The new BirdTrends 2019 report reveals that Nuthatch has continued to see its population grow.

18 Dec 2019

Scottish owl tracked to Morocco

A Short-eared Owl, fitted with a satellite tag whilst breeding in Scotland, has been tracked to Morocco.

17 Dec 2019

Put BTO on your wish list this Christmas

Ask for gift membership this Christmas and help us understand more about birds' lives in a changing world.

11 Dec 2019

Scottish Breeding Bird Indicator updated

The latest Scottish terrestrial breeding bird indicator reveals mixed fortunes and short-term impacts of the Beast from the East.

28 Nov 2019

Gardenwatch results revealed

Gardens provide important space for our wildlife, but they could provide even more, according to preliminary results from Gardenwatch, the UK’s biggest-ever garden audit.

22 Oct 2019

UK wetlands get a health check

 The Wetland Bird Survey Alerts, published today, assesses change for 471 site-species populations on 82 SPA’s. Found out how our protected wetland sites are faring.

22 Oct 2019

State of Nature 2019

The latest State of Nature report shows that our wildlife is under pressure.

03 Oct 2019

Updated biodiversity indicators

BTO monitoring data has contributed to the updated set of 24 goverment Biodiversity Indicators for 2019.

12 Sep 2019

New look WeBS Online

The data entry system for the Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS), WeBS Online, has been updated.

07 Aug 2019

Join BTO for a walk at Birdfair

Booking is now open for BTO's Free Guided Bird Walks at Birdfair 2019

26 Jul 2019

Meet the Cuckoo class of 2019

There are still important questions to answer, so we have fitted four more Cuckoos with satellite tags this spring.

25 Jun 2019

Explore your garden this spring with Gardenwatch

Take part in this simple collaborative project between BTO and the BBC Springwatch team.

24 May 2019

Migfest 2019

Tickets are now on sale for Spurn Migration Festival 2019. The festival runs from 6-8 September and will celebrate the autumn migration of birds.

15 May 2019

BBS Report reveals impact of 'Beast from the East'

The new BBS report shows the impact that severe 2018 weather may have had on some of our birds.

02 May 2019

Our first Cuckoos are back

As part of our quest to improve our understanding of bird migration we have been satellite-tracking Cuckoos that breed here in the UK.

25 Apr 2019

Key changes to the new BTO website

Get a quick round-up of the key changes to the relaunched BTO website.

16 Apr 2019

Barn Owls in 2019: update from Colin Shawyer

18 Apr 2019

Butterflies bounce back

The latest results from the Wider Countryside Butterfl

08 Apr 2019

Northern Ireland Seabird Report 2018

Puffin numbers remain stable, Herring and Lesser Black-backed Gull both increase and Mediterranean Gull breeds in its highest numbers in 2018.

22 Mar 2019

Our Cuckoos are on their way back

Nine of our satellite tagged Cuckoos have made it to West Africa, from where they will prepare to cross the Sahara desert in the next few weeks and make their way back to their breeding grounds in

12 Mar 2019

Martin Garner Spurn Young Birder, 2019

Spurn Bird Observatory Trust and the BTO are welcoming all young birders to take part in something special, the Martin Garner Spurn Young Birder event. This Spurn Migration Festival tradition is...

05 Mar 2019

Upland Rovers 2019, offering holiday inspiration?

Do you live in the uplands, or could you visit during May or June? Looking for holiday inspiration? 

13 Feb 2019

New look BBS Online

The data entry system for the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) and Waterways Breeding Bird Survey (WBBS) has been updated.

14 Feb 2019