How you can help

Oystercatcher. Brais Seara @ stock.adobe.com

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.

Featured project

Garden BirdWatch

Take Part

Help track the changing fortunes of our garden birds alongside 12,000 other Garden BirdWatchers.

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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Tagged Lesser Black-backed Gull. Gary Clewley

Article

Bird tracking - a masterclass

Phil Atkinson explains the technology behind tracking.

Event

Upland bird recording and monitoring (1-day, Dalmellington, Ayr)

Brush up on your upland bird identification by songs and calls. Learn more about opportunities for participation, and practice techniques for BirdTrack and the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS). Find out about the BBS ‘Upland...

Case Study

Climate change in a warming world

BTO science contributes to our understanding of future scenarios, and informing policies and conservation management strategies to help species adapt.

Oystercatcher. Brais Seara @ stock.adobe.com