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Hayhow D.B., Ausden M.A., Bradbury R.B., Burnell D., Copeland A.I., Crick H.Q.P., Eaton M.A., Frost T., Grice P.V., Hall C., Harris S.J., Morecroft M.D., Noble D.G ...
Read the latest updates from our Cuckoos on their epic migration between the UK and tropical Africa, or track their movements in real-time on our Cuckoo migration map. If you enjoy these updates, ...
With their swept-back wings and aerial lifestyle, Hirundines (Swallows, and Sand and House Martins) and similar but unrelated Swifts often cause ID headaches. Let us help you to separate these amazing ...
BTO scientists call for urgent investment in long-term monitoring and improved approaches to disease response, as avian influenza decimates a suite of bird species ...
Waterbirds in the UK presents the results of the annual Wetland Bird Survey. Since 2022, Waterbirds in the UK has also been the primary reporting mechanism for the Goose and Swan Monitoring Programme.
Overview The State of UK’s Birds reports have provided an periodic overview of the status of the UK’s breeding and non-breeding bird species in the UK and its Overseas Territories since 1999. This ...
Waterbirds in the UK presents the results of the annual BTO/RSPB/JNCC Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) report. Since 2022, Waterbirds in the UK is also the primary reporting mechanism for ...
Bird ringers come in many guises, from individuals working in urban areas, to large groups working in a wide geographic area, with ages ranging from under 10 to over 80. So depending on where you are, ...
About BTO Data Reports Reports collate comprehensive and contemporary bird distribution and abundance data from BTO's high quality ornithological datasets to identify species associated with the site ...
All birds are protected in some form, but some species have additional protection during the breeding season as do their nests, eggs and dependent young. To disturb these you must obtain a special ...
Bird Atlas 2007–11 was one of the most ambitious volunteer projects ever undertaken, mapping birds in both winter and the breeding season from every inch of Britain and Ireland. The fieldwork is now ...
In August 1962 a special issue of British Birds was published, devoted to “setting the record straight” on what has become known as one of the most famous cases of ornithological fraud of all time.