BTO scientists call for urgent investment in long-term monitoring and improved approaches to disease response, as avian influenza…
Over the past three years, avian influenza has emerged as a rapidly escalating threat to wild bird populations around the world. Here in the UK, we have witnessed significant levels of mortality in…
26-06-2025
Cuckoos clock up the miles on migration
Cuckoos are a widespread and familiar bird across much of the UK, and many people can recognise the famously onomatopoeic song, but sadly we have lost more than a third of our breeding Cuckoos since…
16-06-2025
Evaluating Protected Areas for migratory birds
Many species of migratory birds have been declining in recent decades. The UK’s Turtle Dove population, for example, has plummeted by 98% while such iconic birds as Cuckoo, Swift and Nightingale are…
13-06-2025
The silence of the swans: new report highlights concern for much-loved birds
The UK is host to internationally important numbers of wintering waterbirds, and the long-standing WeBS and Goose and Swan Monitoring Programme (GSMP) provide essential data that inform decision…
22-05-2025
Major new report reveals changing fortunes for Northern Ireland’s breeding birds
Blackbirds are flourishing in Northern Ireland, reveals a major new report published today. The latest annual BBS Report shows that Blackbird numbers have increased by 40% in NI over the past 10…
15-05-2025
