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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), ...
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.
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, ...
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 ...
A full voluntary transition from lead to non-lead shotgun ammunition by 2025 only resulted in a slight, non-significant downward trend in the proportion of Pheasants killed using lead shot over the ...
This fascinating book opens with a question: where do the birds go? People have, of course, been asking this question for centuries, and over time our knowledge has increased enormously and, indeed, ...
Read reviews of the books we hold in the Chris Mead Library, written by our in-house experts. A selection of book reviews also features in our members’ magazine, BTO News. Lynx have had a long-term ...
Detection of West Nile virus via retrospective mosquito arbovirus surveillance, United Kingdom, 2025 ...
Learn how to count flocks of birds and how to put your skills to use in the Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) This course involves one online session of about 1 hour 45 minutes, with a trainer:participant ...
BTO South-West Conference Saturday 8th November 2025, 09:00 - 16:00. Featuring talks on locally important species by a combination of local and BTO speakers. Plenty of breaks for catching up with ...