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 ...

The American wood warblers are similar in in size, shape and habits to the old world warblers, to which they are not at all related, though they are generally rather more colourful, particularly the ...

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 ...

‘Biodiversity’ describes the variety of life in an area. It can be measured in areas as small as a back garden and as big as the entire Earth, and encompasses everything from genetic diversity and ...

Spend any time watching your gardens birds and you'll soon discover a host of different behaviours. It might be a Blackbird preening its feathers, a group of Starlings whirling about the sky in a ...

The BTO Acoustic Pipeline enables accurate species identification and data management for acoustic monitoring, in conservation, management and site assessment. It offers bespoke audible classifiers ...

Frigatebirds are highly maneuverable aerial predators of tropical waters. The five species all breed in large colonies in trees on tropical islands. During courtship the males (which are mostly black) ...

The vireos are a group of migratory warbler-like birds of the Americas. Birds of the tree canopy, they have relatively dull plumage, a robust build and heavy bills. Although they feed largely on ...

As the name suggests, the three species of Tropicbird are usually to be found wandering the tropical oceans. They are very distinctive white birds with two long tail streamers. Their supposed ...

Welcome to the BTO Acoustic Pipeline Support Hub. Here you can find guides, technical requirements, information about equipment and other resources to help you ...

English Farm Woodland Birds 2019 Non-Estuarine Waterbird Survey 3 (NEWS III) 2015/16 Urban Gull Case Study 2018 & 2019 Northern Ireland Lowland Breeding Waders 2018 & 2019 ...

Perhaps the most graceful of seabirds, their buoyant flight and long tail-streamers means they well deserve their alternative name of sea-swallows. Found throughout the world, they are summer visitors ...