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Support garden bird research - enter our Summer Raffle

Our Summer Raffle will be raising vital funds for our continued work to understand garden birds and their habitats. This year, our fantastic range of prizes aim to help you observe and care for birds in your garden.

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Current appeals

Appeal

Chaffinch Appeal

The UK breeding population of Chaffinch has fallen by a quarter in just five years - we urgently need your help to understand why.

Oystercatcher. Brais Seara @ stock.adobe.com

Appeal

Operation Wader Appeal

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

Spotted Flycatcher. Photograph by David Jefferson

Appeal

Spotted Flycatcher Appeal

Help us pinpoint why Spotted Flycatchers are dying, and address the alarming declines that we have charted over the last 50 years.

Chaffinch. Tom Streeter

Chaffinches are in crisis

We urgently need your help to understand why the UK breeding population of Chaffinch has fallen by a quarter in just five years.

Read about our Chaffinch Appeal

Fundraise for BTO

Raise money for BTO by doing whatever you enjoy.

Corporate membership

Support BTO work as an organisation.

Leaving a gift in your Will to BTO

Pledge a gift in your Will to BTO and inspire action for a wildlife-rich world.

Cuckoo. Sarah Kelman

Cuckoo Tracking Project

Follow our groundbreaking project and support this important work by sponsoring a Cuckoo.

Find out more

What we can learn from 25 years of watching gardens

Exploring the value of a complete quarter-century of weekly garden bird observations from BTO's Garden BirdWatch covering the length and breadth of the country.

Blog

Diversity in birding: why it matters

BTO's Jamey Redway reflects on diversity in birding, and how organisations like BTO play a role in making birding more inclusive.

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...

Help fund our work

Support garden bird research - enter our Summer Raffle

Current appeals

Chaffinch Appeal

Operation Wader Appeal

Spotted Flycatcher Appeal

Chaffinch. Tom Streeter

Chaffinches are in crisis

Fundraise for BTO

Corporate membership

Leaving a gift in your Will to BTO

Cuckoo. Sarah Kelman

Cuckoo Tracking Project

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What we can learn from 25 years of watching gardens

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

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