BTO runs a wide range of bird ID training and ornithology courses throughout the year. You can also find out more about our trainers and youth-only courses, events and training, and about our other ...

Spend as much time as you like following each Cuckoo's migration and reading the updates about their movements. No technical skills are required to support the Cuckoo Tracking project - just a love of ...

Cuckoo Bean, after a protracted stay in north-eastern Germany, has now leapt into action and flown a distance of almost 1000 km (620 miles) over the last couple of days. First, he headed in a ...

Over the last few years, a growing body of evidence has shown that spending time in nature is beneficial for our mental, physical and emotional health. While we are often encouraged to visit natural ...

The north-west region is blessed with a wide range of habitats – from large estuaries, reedbeds, lakes and reservoirs to upland moorland, and with it contains some excellent and renowned birding sites ...

Last summer, more than 1,200 volunteer birdwatchers across the UK, headed out in search of three incredibly special birds. The trio of species inhabit very specific habitats, and scientists were keen ...

As the Regional Rep for Yorkshire (Southwest) and Yorkshire (Southeast) for the last decade, one of my ‘go-to’ books of reference has been the Sheffield Bird Study Group’s Breeding Birds of the ...

One of the interesting features of birding is that every year is a bit different and this year has been no exception. In many respects 2026 saw an early spring, but as always patterns of arrival have ...

A visit to the UK seaside would not be the same without the scent of candy floss and salty sea air, or the familiar and evocative cries of ‘seagulls.’ But new research shows that these characterful ...

On any given morning, millions of people across the UK are quietly feeding garden birds. It’s a simple, well-intentioned act that helps us feel connected to nature – and it often brings real benefits ...

Since the last migration blog two weeks ago, the spring migration has progressed significantly, with many of our summer migrants now widespread, later arriving species such as Swift starting to appear ...

The Breeding Bird Survey Report is an annual publication containing bird population trends, Official Statistics based on data collected by the BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey (BBS), and other ...