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Winter Gull Survey relaunched after 20 years to assess vulnerable gull populations

13 Nov 2023

Help us collect vital data about these threatened birds.

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Awards recognise the contributions of professional and volunteer ornithologists

The 2023 Marsh Awards for Ornithology were presented in London’s Mall Galleries. 

07 Nov 2023
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Big Bird Race 2023

Over 100 people across the UK came together to share their excitement about birds and celebrate BTO’s 90th anniversary in the Big Bird Race 2023.

03 Oct 2023
BTO Youth Bird Camp Northern Ireland
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Bird Camp Northern Ireland 2023

BTO Youth was joined by 15 young wildlife enthusiasts at 2023’s Bird Camp Northern Ireland.

01 Aug 2023
Dead Guillemot. Royston Young
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Avian influenza spreads into more threatened seabird species

Thousands of seabirds suspected to have died from avian influenza are once again washing up on UK beaches.

01 Aug 2023
Bird Camp England 2023 by Alicia Hayden
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Bird Camp England 2023

BTO Youth was joined by 15 young wildlife enthusiasts for a weekend of learning and birding at BTO’s Bird Camp England 2023. 

11 Jul 2023
BTO’s 90th celebration by Neil Calbrade
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Celebrating BTO’s 90th birthday

Members and supporters of BTO came together at our headquarters in Thetford to celebrate 90 years of working together for birds, science and people.

03 Jul 2023
BTO Youth Bird Camp Wales. Alicia Hayden
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Bird Camp Wales 2023

BTO Youth hosted the 2023 Wales Bird Camp at the National Trust’s Stackpole Centre in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

27 Jun 2023
Common Tern. Peter Coffey
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Avian influenza mortality rises in threatened gull and tern colonies

Black-headed Gulls continue to suffer as the disease spreads to Common Terns.

14 Jun 2023
Cuckoo. Edmund Fellowes / BTO
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2023’s Cuckoos are tagged and ready to go

BTO has fitted 10 more Cuckoos with satellite tags, allowing scientists and the general public to follow these incredible birds on their annual migration.

07 Jun 2023
Participants on the Isle of May trip stand in the staircase of the Observatory. Heather Fortune
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BTO Youth explore the Isle of May

BTO Youth Volunteers took 10 students to the Isle of May to learn more about the island and the nature that can be found on it.

31 May 2023
Black-headed Gull, Dawn Balmer / BTO
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Wave of avian influenza hitting Black-headed Gulls

Fears grow around the new wave of Avian Flu as the disease kills thousands of inland gulls.

16 May 2023
BTO Youth Strategy
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New era for BTO Youth begins

BTO’s Youth Advisory Panel have presented their new Youth Engagement Strategy 2023–28 to the Board of Trustees. 

11 May 2023
Equipment Donation Scheme
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BTO Youth’s Equipment Donation Scheme reaches 2,300 young people

Thanks to the generosity of hundreds of donors, EDS has now benefited over 2,300 young people across the UK.

11 May 2023
House Sparrow. John Harding / BTO
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Birds on your doorstep: highlighting 50 years of change in bird populations

We’ve lost a staggering 73 million birds since 1970, as a new analysis of BTO data reveals.

07 May 2023
Waterbirds in the UK 21/22 Cover
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WeBS Report: Waterbirds winging n’westwards

Latest trends in Arctic-breeding waterbirds revealed in the 2021/22 Waterbirds in the UK report.

27 Apr 2023
Chequered Skipper butterfly.
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The State of the UK’s Butterflies 2022

BTO joins Butterfly Conservation and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology to report on long-term trends in abundance and distribution.

03 Feb 2023
New Board members in 2023
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Announcing new Board members for BTO

We are delighted to welcome several new members to our Board, each of whom brings a unique set of skills and experience to our organisation. 

11 Jan 2023
Red Kite. Amy Lewis / BTO
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Conservation status of birds in Wales gets updated

Find out what the latest 'Birds of Conservation Concern' review means for species in Wales.

05 Dec 2022
Dead Barnacle Goose spray painted
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Tracking avian flu through waterbird counting

Highly pathogenic avian influenza is circulating widely in UK waterbirds.

11 Nov 2022
Barn Owl. Gray Clements / BTO
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News from the Northern Ireland Birdwatcher's Conference

The BTO Northern Ireland Birdwatchers' Conference showcases bird research, monitoring, and conservation work undertaken in Northern Ireland and further afield. 

11 Nov 2022
Greylag Geese at Sunset. Solar 760
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'After Dark' at the Welsh Ornithological Society Annual Conference 2022

BTO, RSPB and WOS came together to deliver a series of talks in fields ranging from nocturnal migration and wader ringing to offshore windfarms and owl conservation.

09 Nov 2022
Birdwatching in winter. Lena Viridis / stock.adobe.com
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Citizen science takes centre stage at the virtual autumn British Ornithologists’ Union 2022 Conference

This year’s virtual BOU Autumn Scienctific Meeting brought together researchers active in the field of citizen science to share their latest work. 

19 Oct 2022
Marsh Awards 2022. Nick Caro
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Stars of ornithology shine at the Marsh Awards 2022

The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust, recognises professional and amateur ornithologists who have made outstanding contributions to the field.

18 Oct 2022
Finalists and assessors. Tim Jones
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Martin Garner Spurn Young Birder competition flies high at Spurn

The competition is now in its seventh year, and the knowledge and skills of the entrants were as impressive as ever.

10 Oct 2022
Using the BirdTrack app
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Launching a new app for BirdTrack

A brand new look and feel, a more intuitive experience and more options without the need to visit the BirdTrack website.

30 Aug 2022
Pink-footed Geese
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A new partnership for geese and swans

BTO, JNCC and NatureScot join in a new partnership for the Goose and Swan Monitoring Programme.

30 Aug 2022
Eider. Tom Cadwallender / BTO
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Sharing our seabird research

From Black Guillemots to Eider and Arctic Skua, our scientists discussed a range of research at the International Seabird Group Conference in August. 

26 Aug 2022
Scottish Bird Camp 2022
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Celebrating the first Scottish Bird Camp

The first weekend in June saw us co-hosting the first ever Scottish Bird Camp, held in partnership with the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club (SOC). 

06 Jul 2022
Razorbill. Edmund Fellowes / BTO
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Working in partnership for seabirds

BTO has joined JNCC and RSPB in a key milestone for the Seabird Monitoring Programme.

04 Jul 2022
Cooper the Cuckoo, New Forest, 2022.
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Meet the Class of 2022

BTO scientists tagged seven Cuckoos to in June 2022, to further our understanding of Cuckoo migration and survival.

14 Jun 2022
Cuckoo 161318 portrait
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PJ the Cuckoo: his legacy lives on

Record-breaking Cuckoo PJ has died in his summer territory in King's Forest, but data from his tag continues to inform our research. 

08 Jun 2022
Barnacle Geese. Naj / stock.adobe.com
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Eurasian African Bird Migration Atlas spreads its wings

The Eurasian African Bird Migration Atlas makes the results of ringing and tracking data available to anyone wanting to explore the migration and movements of European birds.

01 Jun 2022

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