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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

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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

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Tracking avian flu through waterbird counting

Highly pathogenic avian influenza is circulating widely in UK waterbirds.

11 Nov 2022

BBS volunteer. Photograph by David Tipling

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BTO and COVID-19

BTO statement on participating in surveys during the Coronavirus pandemic (UPDATED 17.01.2022).

17 Jan 2022

News

Scaup on the slide, Spoonbill on the rise

Find out how Scaup are spending their winters in the latest Wetland Bird Survey report.

20 Apr 2021

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October 2020 Golden Plover Survey - Can you help?

On 17–19 October 2020 there will be a coordinated census of Eurasian Golden Plovers across Europe, repeating comparable surveys carried out in 2014, 2008 and 2003... read more

15 Oct 2020

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BTO CEO Andy Clements to retire

After 13 years at the helm of BTO, CEO Andy Clements has decided to step down and retire from full-time work.

15 May 2020

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WeBS Report now offers individual country trends

The latest BTO/RSPB/JNCC Wetland Bird Survey report has been published, including data from September 1966 up to June 2019.

02 Apr 2020

Import from BirdTrack feature in WeBS Online

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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... read more

05 Mar 2020

News

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... read more

10 Jan 2020

News

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

News

New look WeBS Online

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

07 Aug 2019

News

Next WeBS Core Count date: 15 July 2018

July is a quiet month on most inland waterbodies, with many birds on nests or with fledged young, but please remember not to count these young birds on your monthly counts until they are 2/3 grown.

01 Jul 2018

News

Waterbirds in the UK 2016/17

The latest WeBS report, Waterbirds in the UK 2016/17 has been published.

10 May 2018

Cake and WeBS team and counters celebrating 70 years

News

WeBS goes platinum

National waterbird monitoring in the UK began 70 years ago with National Wildfowl Counts in 1947.

30 Sep 2017

Mandarin Duck. Photograph by Neil Calbrade

News

Help with duck identification

Mandarin and Wood Duck are stunningly beautiful birds which are commonly encountered and can be tricky to identify.

22 Sep 2017

News

Waterbirds in the UK 2015/16

The 35th BTO/JNCC/RSPB WeBS annual report Waterbirds in the UK 2015/16 shows that Mallard reaches a record low, Herring Gull is the most numerous gull on the open coast and the Velvet... read more

25 May 2017

News

Studies on seabirds and wind farms

New BTO research, published today, adds to our growing body of work on the ... read more

14 Dec 2016

News

GPS sheds new light on seabird flight heights

New research led by the BTO has used a combination of GPS-tracking and advanced statistics to provide... read more

19 Sep 2016

Bird tracking

Phil Atkinson explains the technology behind tracking.

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BirdTrack migration blog – early spring

It may still feel like winter but for some species, the increasing temperatures and lengthening days have already kick-started spring migration, with birds starting to arrive and depart across Britain and Ireland.

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Project partners

BTO Master Logo Landscape (No Strap)

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BTO Master Logo Landscape (No Strap)

News Archive

WeBS Report: Waterbirds winging n’westwards

Conservation status of birds in Wales gets updated

Tracking avian flu through waterbird counting

BTO and COVID-19

Scaup on the slide, Spoonbill on the rise

October 2020 Golden Plover Survey - Can you help?

BTO CEO Andy Clements to retire

WeBS Report now offers individual country trends

Import data from BirdTrack to WeBS

WeBS starts recording age and sex ratio data

UK wetlands get a health check

New look WeBS Online

Next WeBS Core Count date: 15 July 2018

Waterbirds in the UK 2016/17

WeBS goes platinum

Help with duck identification

Waterbirds in the UK 2015/16

Studies on seabirds and wind farms

GPS sheds new light on seabird flight heights

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