This North American cousin of the Goldcrest is an extremely rare visitor to our shores, typically crossing the Atlantic after getting caught in fast-moving storms.Following a handful of Western ...

The WeBS and GSMP Partnerships WeBS is a partnership jointly funded by BTO, RSPB and JNCC, with fieldwork conducted by volunteers and previous support from WWT. The permanent members of the WeBS ...

About our courses for professionalsOur training courses for professionals are carefully tailored to the needs of people working or seeking work in the ecological/environmental sector. They typically ...

Waterbirds in the UK presents the results of the annual BTO/RSPB/JNCC Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) report. Since 2022, Waterbirds in the UK is also the primary reporting mechanism for ...

For commercial use, academic research and citizen science The Pipeline has been used for a wide range of commercial projects, citizen science projects and bioacoustics research. It is trusted by over ...

Early May Laying a clutch of eggs This is an exhausting time for the female. She lays one egg a day during early May, usually first thing in the morning. Blue Tits have one of the largest clutch sizes ...

Not too close to another nest box Nest boxes of the same type should not be sited too close together as this may promote aggressive behaviour between neighbours. Shelter your box from the weather The ...

How will Blackbirds in Gardens help? This survey will help us understand the potential for disease transmission by Blackbirds in gardens by looking at the number of birds that occur together. It will ...

Overview Waterbirds in the UK presents the results of the annual Wetland Bird Survey Report. It provides a single, comprehensive source of information on the current status and distribution of ...

Each of the BTO Acoustic Pipeline ultrasonic classifiers covers European bats, small terrestrial mammals and bush-crickets and moths. This page details the full list of species covered by the ...

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Papers Evaluating the use of carcass and testing data to assess the high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) related mortality in wild birds in the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies between ...