How you can help

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Help us understand birds and the threats they face

There are lots of ways you can contribute. Many help us by taking part in our fieldwork surveys - but you can support us as a member, become a regional organiser, help at an event, or donate to an appeal. However you choose to support us - thank you.

WeBS counting. Photograph by Teresa Frost

Featured project

Wetland Bird Survey

Take Part

WeBS surveyors monitor the UK's internationally important non-breeding waterbirds. Following a tradition begun in 1947, wetland sites are counted once per month, providing data for population and trends in abundance and distribution.

Take part in a project

Find a survey, scheme or other project that needs your help.

Join BTO today

Join our growing community of BTO members and stay informed.

Make a Donation

Make a recurring or one-off donation and provide vital unrestricted funding.

Leaving a gift in your Will to BTO

BTO depends on the generosity of supporters who decide to leave a gift in their Will. Consider leaving a legacy for the next generation.

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Follow our Cuckoos

Support our Cuckoo Tracking Project by sponsoring a bird and sharing their progress.

Fundraise for BTO

Find lots of fun ideas for how to raise funds for BTO.

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If you value impartial science that makes a difference, support BTO with a regular donation.

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Featured appeal

Donate to support Operation Wader

Urgent action is needed to tackle the decline of breeding wader populations in the UK.

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Winter bird ID and WeBS (Residential, Flatford Mill, Suffolk)

Improve your winter bird ID skills and learn all about the Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) on this weekend residential course for relative beginners and improvers. With a focus on waterfowl and waders, discover more about...