Written and illustrated by experts, this guide contains a wealth of information for 145 British and Irish species, together with introductory sections on nest-monitoring techniques, nest ...

To celebrate the first season of Cudyll Cymru and the valuable data it is generating, we are hosting our inaugural Welsh Raptor Convention on 31st January 2026 at Aberystwyth University. We hope the ...

Agri-environment schemes play a central role in delivering environmental policies in England. It is important to understand how these schemes are delivering for birds and other target species, ...

Passive acoustic monitoring is an effective way of monitoring the elusive and declining Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, improving our understanding of the species’ status, ecology and the conservation ...

Britain is internationally important for wintering waterbirds due to its temperate maritime climate, extensive network of productive estuarine and inland wetland habitats, and geographical location ...

Schedule 1 licence holders have cooperated over many years to minimise disturbance to nesting birds. Unfortunately, there are very few breeding hen harriers in England, and the number of Schedule 1 ...

This 2-hour online session will use worked examples and live exercises to highlight and practice applying the key considerations for determining the territories of breeding birds from observations ...

Seabird Population Trends and Causes of Change: 1986–2023 documents changes in the abundance and productivity of breeding seabirds in Britain and Ireland from 1986 to 2023, including data for both ...

BTO Research Reports are scientific papers that have been self-published by the BTO. The following is a full list of the published BTO research reports, which includes BBS reports, Waterbirds in the ...

It’s always a thrill to see a Crossbill! I’ll never forget my first sighting of Common Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra), the species that we see most regularly in the UK. It was at Lawson’s Clump in ...