The subtitle of this book ‘searching for seabirds on remote specks of land’ might lead you to think this is a book about seabirds, but it’s much more than that. Biologist Michael Brooke has visited ...

Few words in conservation carry as much baggage as ‘rewilding’. To some it’s the boldest idea in a generation, while to others it’s a fashionable distraction that risks undoing decades of careful ...

As we anticipated, Bean has continued his tour of northern Europe since the last update, and having arrived on the shores of the southern Baltic Sea, swiftly moved south through central Poland. He ...

This is the 31st annual report of the BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) and Waterways Breeding Bird Survey (WBBS), documenting the population abundance trends of widespread UK breeding bird ...

The BTO/CRP Wader Monitoring Scheme (WaMS) pilot trials a new approach to summarising wader breeding success across local projects. Local wader projects or anyone monitoring breeding waders are ...

For many wild birds, our public outdoor places can provide an essential oasis, offering vital food and shelter in an otherwise built-up environment. For people, they are important hubs for socialising ...

Satellite technology is helping scientists from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) to better understand the pressures that the UK’s breeding Cuckoos face as they make annual migrations of 16,000 ...

From walks and talks to our annual conference, BTO runs lots of events throughout the year. Browse the listing below and use the filters to find an event that's right for you. If you would like to ...

House Sparrow perched on a beam, by Amy Lewis / BTO The UK is home to 73 million fewer birds today than it was in 1970, according to research from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) published ...

The change in behaviour is one of the most remarkable signs yet of the warming world being caused by climate change, according to the BTO’s Chief Executive, Juliet Vickery, “It is indeed remarkable.

Those who have seen previous titles in the Guide to North Atlantic Seabirds series will not be surprised to see this latest offering score highly in Bird Book of the Year 2021. The text, the ...

Since the last migration blog two weeks ago, the spring migration has progressed significantly, with many of our summer migrants now widespread, later arriving species such as Swift starting to appear ...