Date Range
E.g., 2024-06-30
E.g., 2024-06-30

Training courses

Bird identification. Robert Reed
Enrich your experience of birding and gain confidence in your skills

We run a wide range of courses each year around the country in a variety of venues and habitats, for beginner birders, developing surveyors and conservation professionals. Contact training@bto.org to discuss your specific needs.

Featured training event

Arctic Skua. Photograph by Moss Taylor

Seabird ecology (1 session, Wednesday 7pm)

Led by Nick Moran, Jenny Donelan, Rob Jaques.

Learn about the ecology of and threats faced by our internationally important breeding seabirds.

July 2024

Seabird ecology (1 session, Tuesday 7pm)

Learn about the ecology of and threats faced by our internationally important breeding seabirds.

Led by Nick Moran, Jenny Donelan, Rob Jaques.

Fully booked

Tagged Lesser Black-backed Gull. Gary Clewley

Seabird ecology (1 session, Wednesday 10am)

Learn about the ecology of and threats faced by our internationally important breeding seabirds.

Led by Nick Moran, Jenny Donelan, Rob Jaques.

Fully booked

Arctic Tern, by Edmund Fellowes / BTO

Seabird ecology (1 session, Wednesday 7pm)

Learn about the ecology of and threats faced by our internationally important breeding seabirds.

Led by Nick Moran, Jenny Donelan, Rob Jaques.

Fully booked

Arctic Skua. Photograph by Moss Taylor

Wader ID (2 sessions, Tuesdays 7pm)

Improve your identification of passage and winter waders in this two-part online course.

Led by Nick Moran, Jenny Donelan, Rob Jaques

Places available

Curlew. Photograph by Paul Hillion

Wader ID (2 sessions, Wednesdays 10am)

Improve your identification of passage and winter waders in this two-part online course.

Led by Nick Moran, Jenny Donelan, Rob Jaques

Places available

Dunlin by Allan Drewitt

Wader ID (2 sessions, Wednesdays 7pm)

Improve your identification of passage and winter waders in this two-part online course.

Led by Nick Moran, Jenny Donelan, Rob Jaques

Places available

Ruff by Jeff Lack


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