In last week’s blog I suggested this week could see more birds crossing the North Sea to Britain and, while the conditions haven't been quite right for really big falls of migrants, it has been nice ...

The Icelandic-breeding Goose Census (IGC) estimates the population size of the Greenland/Iceland Pink-footed Goose and Iceland Greylag Goose, and provides information on the distribution of the geese ...

Massimino, D., Woodward, I.D., Hammond, M.J., Harris, S.J., Leech, D.I., Noble, D.G., Walker, R.H., Barimore, C., Dadam, D., Eglington, S.M., Marchant, J.H., Sullivan ...

Frederic spent the last couple of weeks in Mali after making his epic, if somewhat late, Saharan crossing. He has sprung into action in recent days and has covered an impressive distance of almost ...

El Haddad, H., Pickett, S., O’Connell, P., Burton, N. & Booth Jones, K. 2025. Assessing the extent and effects of disturbance on wintering waterbirds in Northern ...

How far animals travel to gather food for offspring or themselves is a central component of ecology. Among birds, the ‘foraging range’ (straight-line distance between a central place and a destination ...

There comes a time when those, often young people, with slightly less conventional hobbies question what it is about birding, trainspotting, unicycling or vintage knitwear that really gets them going.

Satellite technology is helping scientists from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) to better understand the pressures that the UK’s breeding Cuckoos face as they make annual migrations of 16,000 ...

For migrant birds, there are both ‘push’ and ‘pull’ factors that drive their migration. Typically, it’s a mix of factors. Different species also migrate at different times, and in different ways - in ...

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 ...

It’s been another week of slightly wild weather, with generally strong westerly or south-westerly winds sweeping across Britain and Ireland. While this has meant more good seawatching in western areas ...

Most of us who live in cities or towns will barely go a day without seeing a Feral Pigeon Columba livia. These birds are superbly adapted to surviving in urban environments, having descended from ...