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Hotter European summers spell danger for migratory birds
Climate change is a major threat to biodiversity, and migratory birds such as the Swallow and Willow Warbler are particularly vulnerable, due partly to their reliance on reliable sources of food and ...
10-11-2025
Increase in Avian Influenza cases causes concern for wild birds across the UK
The disease, known more widely as bird flu, has been detected in several species of wild bird in recent weeks and scientists are keen to map the disease’s spread and impacts across the UK this winter ...
07-11-2025
New report reveals the return of rare breeding bird species
A pair of Hoopoes succeeded in raising three young from a nest in farmland in Leicestershire and Rutland. This distinctive species from southern Europe, its plumage a combination of salmon-pink and ...
04-11-2025
Gastro gulls face slim pickings
Scientists from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) have been tracking gulls in Scotland, to understand the foraging behaviours of these often-misunderstood seabirds.Human activities are changing ...
24-07-2025
BTO scientists call for urgent investment in long-term monitoring and improved approaches to disease response, as avian influenza ...
A devastating wave of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI / bird flu) has triggered an unprecedented global wildlife emergency, decimating seabird and waterbird colonies across the UK and beyond ...
26-06-2025
