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 ...

Cuckoos are a widespread and familiar bird across much of the UK, and many people can recognise the famously onomatopoeic song, but sadly we have lost more than a third of our breeding Cuckoos since ...

Commonly referred to as the UK Red List for birds, the status of birds has now been reviewed five times, covering the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. The latest review was published in December ...

The UK is host to internationally important numbers of wintering waterbirds, and the long-standing WeBS and Goose and Swan Monitoring Programme (GSMP) provide essential data that inform decision ...

It provides a single, comprehensive source of information on the current status and distribution of waterbirds in the UK for those interested in the conservation of the populations of these species ...

Impact of the Breeding Bird Survey Report The BBS and the WBBS are the main schemes for monitoring the population changes of the UK’s widespread breeding birds. The results published in the Breeding ...

Bird Sound ID in Summer involves two interactive online sessions of about two hours each, complemented by supported self-study exercises. We place a strong emphasis on providing you with tools and ...

Effective conservation of biodiversity requires a good understanding of ecosystem dynamics in response to natural and anthropogenic influences. Long-term studies (LTS) conducted over multiple decades ...

This report presents the main findings from survey work delivered using passive acoustic monitoring devices deployed across the Skell Valley catchment. Through the surveys that we support we aim to ...

We have received a number of complaints regarding the involvement of a ringer holding a BTO permit in a finch-trapping initiative being run by the Maltese government. Under this initiative large ...

Anna (she/her), 22 My first reaction when I found out about the BTO young leaders course was that it wasn't for me. I wasn't a leader, and I didn't have the capability to be one. I was wrong. I have ...

Waterbirds in the UK presents the results of the annual WeBS report, with digital PDF copies of current and past editions available below and further results on WeBS Report Online. It provides a ...