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BTO and COVID-19

Read the BTO view on participating in surveys during the Coronavirus pandemic (Updated on 24.03.20).

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Citizen Science in Shetland

BTO volunteer Hugh Tooby shares his journey through Shetland as part of the Upland Rovers scheme.
Pheasant. Jill Pakenham.
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Associations between gamebird releases and general predators

Pheasants and Red-legged Partridges for commercial shoots may be boosting numbers of the avian predators and scavengers.
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Nuthatch. Photograph by Edmund Fellowes

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Marbled White. Liz Cutting
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Butterflies bounce back

The summer of 2019 provided another welcome boost to butterfly populations, according to the latest results from the annual UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS).

 BBS volunteer. Photograph by David Tipling
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BTO and COVID-19

The BTO view on participating in surveys during the Coronavirus pandemic (UPDATED- 24.3.2020).

 Kittiwake. Philip Croft
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Northern Ireland’s seabirds get an annual health check

2019 produced a mixed bag for Northern Ireland’s seabirds but confirmed the importance of the country’s coastline for its 22 breeding seabird species.
Bird surveyors. Photograph by Jamie Murray-Grant

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