The International Swan Census (ISC) estimates the size and distribution of Whooper and Bewick’s Swan populations in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Numbers of these species are monitored annually ...

Join Gethin in this online session to find out more about the BTO's Heronries Census, and how you could take part in it. Begining in 1928, this census is our longest-running survey. Although a simple ...

BTO Christmas card featuring a Robin by Dennis Harle, 1965 The tradition of sending Christmas cards was begun in 1843 by the civil servant Sir Henry Cole (1808–1882), who commissioned his friend, the ...

Forget ‘five gold rings’, how about 866,000 alloy ones? A new report from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) highlights the latest findings from wild bird ringing activities across the UK and ...

Climate change is a major threat to biodiversity, and migratory birds such as the Swallow and Willow Warbler are particularly vulnerable, due partly to their reliance on reliable sources of food and ...

Back in the first migration blog of this autumn we made the point that autumn migration could be said to start in June, as this is when we see the first southbound waders passing through Britain. The ...

The disease, known more widely as bird flu, has been detected in several species of wild bird in recent weeks and scientists are keen to map the disease’s spread and impacts across the UK this winter.

A pair of Hoopoes succeeded in raising three young from a nest in farmland in Leicestershire and Rutland. This distinctive species from southern Europe, its plumage a combination of salmon-pink and ...

If you record a species that is rarely encountered within a bird recording area, BirdTrack will prompt you to supply a description so that the local recorder / records committee can assess the ...

I ended last week’s blog by suggesting that the window of south-easterly winds over the weekend could lead to an arrival of migrants on the east coast and fortunately there was some truth in that. The ...

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 ...

The tiny Goldcrest is a common year-round bird, found mainly in woodland and gardens. Its much rarer cousin, the Firecrest, can be found in similar habitats during the summer months. Watch our ...