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, ...

Calls and identification The territorial hooting call of a male Tawny Owl is probably the most familiar of UK owl calls, beginning with a drawn out ‘hooo’, followed by a brief pause, before a softer ...

The Blackbirds in Gardens project will help us understand how Blackbirds use gardens, and the potential effects of the Usutu virus on their population in the UK. Update: The 2025 spring survey season ...

This study assessed the use of glue-mounted GPS tags to track Goosanders in two Scottish river catchments with contrasting management regimes – the Tweed, where licensed shooting occurs, and the Forth ...

Following the author’s journey along the River Nene at Oundle in Northamptonshire, this book is set out in specific months of the year. The reader can fall into step with the writer as he explores the ...

Join James from the BBS Team for a virtual session about BBS & WBBS. This is your opportunity to find out about survey updates and to ask the team at BTO HQ questions.

The smallest of our regularly occurring waders, the Little Stint is mostly recorded on spring and (especially) autumn passage. About two-thirds the size of Dunlin (with which it is often found), ...

For migrant birds, there are both ‘push’ and ‘pull’ factors that drive their migration. Typically, it’s a mix of factors. Different species also migrate at different times, and in different ways - in ...

Data from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Garden BirdWatch survey, carried out by volunteers across the UK, show a fourfold increase in the number of gardens recording a Hummingbird Hawkmoth, ...

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 ...

A new report published today by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), in partnership with RSPB and JNCC, reveals impacts of Avian Influenza on Mute Swans across the UK.The Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS ...