A visit to the UK seaside would not be the same without the scent of candy floss and salty sea air, or the familiar and evocative cries of ‘seagulls.’ But new research shows that these characterful ...

On any given morning, millions of people across the UK are quietly feeding garden birds. It’s a simple, well-intentioned act that helps us feel connected to nature – and it often brings real benefits ...

It’s been another busy week of migration, with a spell of easterly winds resulting in some interesting movements of birds through Britain. As we have often mentioned in the migration blog, easterly ...

Wherever we may live, whether in rural or urban landscapes, the sound of birdsong is a defining feature of the spring season. However, this melodic soundscape has become an aural shadow of its former ...

Frost, T.M, Calbrade, N.A., Birtles, G.A., Feather, A., Hiza, B.M., Caulfield, E.B., Balmer, D.E., Peck, K., Wotton, S.R., Shaw, J.M. & Woodward, I.D. 2026 ...

As a European birder, the title of this book may at first seem slightly baffling; what exactly are Oystercatchers returning from? However, the eponymous bird is in fact the American Oystercatcher, a ...

For much of March we commented that the spring migration had so far been more of a trickle than a flood, but in the last few days things have really picked up, with lots more reports of spring ...

A notable increase in the number of volunteers taking part in the long-standing BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey (BBS), has resulted in greater coverage than ever before. A major new report ...

It’s been another week of summer visitors trickling in, with reporting rates continuing to tick up for all of our earlier arriving species. During the last week Chiffchaffs have been recorded on 60% ...

In the last few days it has certainly felt like spring has arrived, with lots of sunshine and temperatures rising into the high teens. Summer migrants are continuing to arrive, although the arrival so ...

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.

With this year's focus on heathland birds here at BTO, monitoring of Nightjars is very topical. Being nocturnal, detecting them requires dedicated night-time field surveys, which can be tricky in ...