Calls and identification The territorial hooting call of a male Tawny Owl is probably the most familiar of UK owl calls, beginning with a drawn out ‘hooo’, followed by a brief pause, before a softer ...

The Blackbirds in Gardens project will help us understand how Blackbirds use gardens, and the potential effects of the Usutu virus on their population in the UK. Update: The 2025 spring survey season ...

Read the latest updates from our Cuckoos on their epic migration between the UK and tropical Africa, or track their movements in real-time on our Cuckoo migration map. If you enjoy these updates, ...

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BTO South-West Conference Saturday 8th November 2025, 09:00 - 16:00. Featuring talks on locally important species by a combination of local and BTO speakers. Plenty of breaks for catching up with ...

Hayhow D.B., Ausden M.A., Bradbury R.B., Burnell D., Copeland A.I., Crick H.Q.P., Eaton M.A., Frost T., Grice P.V., Hall C., Harris S.J., Morecroft M.D., Noble D.G ...

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Detection of West Nile virus via retrospective mosquito arbovirus surveillance, United Kingdom, 2025 ...

This study assessed the use of glue-mounted GPS tags to track Goosanders in two Scottish river catchments with contrasting management regimes – the Tweed, where licensed shooting occurs, and the Forth ...

A one-day BTO conference with bird-related talks, birdwatching, and socialising at Lough Neagh Discovery Centre. Come along to hear about bird research, monitoring, and conservation work happening in ...

Learn how to count flocks of birds and how to put your skills to use in the Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) This course involves one online session of about 1 hour 45 minutes, with a trainer:participant ...

Join James from the BBS Team for a virtual session about BBS & WBBS. This is your opportunity to find out about survey updates and to ask the team at BTO HQ questions.