Press releases
Industrial sites recognised as vital havens for UK’s birdlife
March 2011
Take a quarry, throw in a few islands and you have the perfect nesting habitat for Avocet...
Thanks a million...
March 2011
… to the 2700 volunteer ringers who contributed to a record total of 1,047,092 ringed birds in Britain & Ireland in 2010 – the first time the million mark has been achieved in a single year and a tremendous boost for bird conservation...
Garden BirdWatch Annual Results: Focus on Scotland
February 2011
Annual Results from the British Trust for Ornithology’s (BTO’s) Garden BirdWatch have just been published...
Garden BirdWatch Annual Results: Focus on Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
February 2011
Annual Results from the British Trust for Ornithology’s (BTO’s) Garden BirdWatch have just been published...
Garden BirdWatch Annual Results: Focus on Wales
February 2011
Annual Results from the British Trust for Ornithology’s (BTO’s) Garden BirdWatch have just been published...
Garden BirdWatch Annual Results: Focus on England
February 2011
Annual Results from the British Trust for Ornithology’s (BTO’s) Garden BirdWatch have just been published...
Catch who’s cuddling in your garden this Valentine’s Day
February 2011
It’s not just humans who will be snuggling up in a love nest this Valentine’s Day...
A helping hand for garden birds
February 2011
With the impact of predators on songbird populations featuring heavily in the news, the public are keen to know what they can do to help...
National Nest Box Week 2011
February 2011
National Nest Box Week, launched by the British Trust for Ornithology, in partnership with Jacobi Jayne, will once again take place from the 14 February – 21 February 2011...
Herefordshire and Wye Valley garden birds: spectacular winter results
January 2011
Latest results from the year-round British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Garden BirdWatch have revealed a busy winter for local garden birdwatchers...
Scottish garden birds this winter: the colourful results
January 2011
Amidst the snow in Scottish gardens this winter, birds have delivered stranded householders much-cherished parcels of colour...
Wanted! Dead Fulmars
December 2010
As part of a European wide project documenting the issue of marine plastics pollution, the British Trust for Ornithology is asking people to keep an eye out for dead Fulmars over the festive period and into next year...
Big garden beak watch
December 2010
We know surprisingly little about bill deformities in birds and their underlying causes, perhaps because they remain relatively uncommon...
God rest ye chilly gentle Wren
December 2010
The recently launched British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Roosting Survey is already yielding exciting results...
Flocky Robin - numbers rocket in gardens
December 2010
The festive Robin – well known for its solitary, territorial behaviour – has become much more chummy during the prolonged freezing weather...
Inverness man receives national award
December 2010
Hugh Insley, from Inverness, received a national award for services to ornithology at the annual conference of the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)...
Essex birds come in from the cold
December 2010
Latest results from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Garden BirdWatch survey show that birds are flocking into Essex gardens...
Waxing lyrical about northwest garden birds
December 2010
Latest results from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Garden BirdWatch survey show that birds are flocking into Cheshire and Merseyside gardens...
Birds of a feather sleep together
December 2010
As the winter nights draw in, it is not only humans that want to be tucked up in bed...
Box nests do best in 2010
December 2010
The latest results from the British Trust for Ornithology’s Nest Record Scheme show that 2010 was a great year for both resident and migrant birds using our nestboxes...
North east gardens hit by blizzard of birds
December 2010
The recent snow that has hit the north east has seen a flurry of birds come into gardens...
Scottish gardens hit by blizzard of birds
December 2010
The recent snow that has hit Scotland has seen a flurry of birds come into gardens...
Cornish gardens are painted pink
November 2010
New results from the year-round British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Garden BirdWatch paint a colourful picture in Cornish gardens...
Ice to see you! Garden birds return
November 2010
As frozen weather grips the country once again, many birds are swooping back into our gardens...
Birds benefit from a Christmas break
November 2010
The latest figures from British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) bird ringers show that the harsh winter took its toll on the resident birds that stayed behind to weather it, but the migrants returned from their winter break to produce a bumper crop of nestlings...
Latest update on the contrasting fortunes of Britain's birds
November 2010
As the International Year of Biodiversity draws to a close, the publication of the BTO/JNCC Breeding Birds in the Wider Countryside Report highlights the latest increases and declines in UK bird populations...
Cheshire and Wirral Ornithological Society honoured
November 2010
The Cheshire and Wirral Ornithological Society (CAWOS) have been honoured for their contribution to British ornithology at an awards ceremony held at the Royal Society, London...
University of East Anglia ornithologist honoured
November 2010
Dr Jennifer Gill of the University of East Anglia (UEA) received one of ornithology’s top awards yesterday, at a ceremony held at the Royal Society in London...
TV wildlife presenter Chris Packham scoops top award
November 2010
Chris Packham was honoured at a ceremony at the Royal Society in London, yesterday...
Lucky number 15 for Shropshire's garden birds
July 2010
Thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Garden BirdWatch (GBW) Ambassadors have been appointed in 15 regions of the UK, culminating with Shropshire...
