The publications We had a fantastic response to our for contributions for a special issue of Bird Study, documenting and exploring the impacts of the unprecedented recent outbreaks of Highly ...

The Middle East is something of an international stepping stone for both migratory birds and people travelling between Europe, Africa and Asia. For birdwatchers stopping over in this part of the world ...

Southern, H.N. 1951. Change in status of the Bridled Guillemot after ten years. Proceedings of Zoological Society of London.

Cuckoos are a widespread and familiar bird across much of the UK, and many people can recognise the famously onomatopoeic song, but sadly we have lost more than a third of our breeding Cuckoos since ...

The WeBS and GSMP Partnerships WeBS is a partnership jointly funded by BTO, RSPB and JNCC, with fieldwork conducted by volunteers and previous support from WWT. The permanent members of the WeBS ...

Report birds with rings, tags or other marks You can report rings and tags found on live or dead birds. This contributes valuable data to our research, helping our researchers determine bird ...

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Overview Commonly referred to as the UK Red List for birds, this is the fifth review of the status of birds in the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, published in December 2021 as Birds of ...

How will Blackbirds in Gardens help? This survey will help us understand the potential for disease transmission by Blackbirds in gardens by looking at the number of birds that occur together. It will ...

Not too close to another nest box Nest boxes of the same type should not be sited too close together as this may promote aggressive behaviour between neighbours. Shelter your box from the weather The ...

The British and Irish Ringing Scheme is organised by BTO. Over 900,000 birds are ringed in Britain and Ireland each year by over 2,600 trained ringers, most of whom are volunteers. You can help by ...

Only choose a box made from an insulating material such as wood or a special waterproof wood/concrete compound.Don’t choose a box made from dense materials like metal or ceramics as the interior can ...