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Rewilding the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
Kickstart your BirdTrack Year by taking part in a big year; BirdTrack will identify some target species that you are missing.
As we get ever closer to the end of autumn the pace of migration steadily slows, and as the daylight hours shorten so does the variety of birds on the move.
Globally, up to 7% of birds are considered to be at risk of extinction due to climate change. Please donate today and you can support BTO’s work to collect and analyse data that highlights the real...
A new report, published during COP26, highlights how climate change is already impacting the UK's birds.
Using new techniques, this study shows that the birdsong soundscape in Europe and North America has deterioriated over the past 25 years, due to a reduction in acoustic diversity and intensity.
An increasing body of research demonstrates the impacts of climate change on bird species across the globe, revealing a range of responses.
Many bird watchers have been lamenting on what a poor autumn it has been so far for migration, with numbers of common, scarce, and expected rare species down on what would normally be expected.
Changeable winds over the coming week could herald the first big arrival of Dark-bellied Brent Geese.
Attendees of BTO's Young Leaders Course 2021 reflect on what they learned at Spurn.
Heading towards the middle of October, focus shifts to some of our winter visitors.
With the first days of Autumn upon us and the breeding season over for many species, the focus is now on preparing for the coming winter months.
New BTO research using GPS tracking reveals that declining Herring Gulls are more likely to be foraging on Mussels than pilfering chips.
Spurn Bird Observatory Trust and the BTO are once again welcoming all young birders to take part in the Martin Garner Spurn Young Birder event.
We have been working to produce useful summaries for bird reports using data from the millions of annual BirdTrack records.
BTO's president shares his suggestions for improving your chances of getting that perfect shot.
PJ the Cuckoo has arrived back in his Suffolk home – becoming the first bird in the project to complete his fifth annual migration cycle.
New research using data from BTO's Ringing Scheme and Garden BirdWatch shows how we are shaping the natural world through actions in our own back gardens.
New research from BTO has investigated the effect of artificial light at night on birds, indicating that nocturnal migrants are attracted to more brightly lit areas.
Northern Ireland Seabird Coordinator Katherine Booth Jones describes her love for the wild coastal habitats of Northern Ireland and the charismatic seabirds that inhabit them.
BTO work supports effective monitoring of our seabirds and aims to provide opportunities for a new generation of seabird surveyors.
The BTO's BirdTrends report is a one-stop shop for information about the population status of the common breeding birds of the wider UK countryside.
Recent BTO work focuses on understanding the variation in Curlew and other UK wader populations so that we can help suggest actions to conserve them.
The UK’s seabirds are struggling and they need our help to survive. BTO’s new campaign – Our Lost Seabirds – aims to turn the tide.
New research uses data from BirdTrack and the Nest Record Scheme to investigate how adaptable breeding Pied Flycatchers are to a changing climate.
Head and Principal Ecologist, David Noble, shares why volunteer-collected data are so important for an organisation like BTO.
Providing an annual overview of the status of the UK’s breeding and non-breeding bird species in the UK, this year’s report highlights the continuing poor fortunes of the UK’s woodland birds,...
It also features articles on monitoring Moorhen, Crossbills and Twite, creating a nest recording group, explains what researchers have done with the nests that have been supplied by nest recorders
BTO's Head and Principal Ecologist, Gavin Siriwardena, explains how the urban landscape is affecting our wild bird populations.
