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BTO’s Sam Rider talks about her journey into legacy work with BTO, and about the power of leaving the organisation a gift in your Will.
In the first of our Regional Network blog miniseries, we speak to Stephen, David and Nick about why they started volunteering and the changes they’ve seen since then.
The Winter Gull Survey collects information about our wintering gull populations, through the coordinated effort of volunteer surveyors across the UK. It will run over the winters of 2023/24 and...
Thousands of seabirds suspected to have died from avian influenza are once again washing up on UK beaches.
BTO’s Rob Jaques writes about watching, recording, and supporting these charming insects.
Over the summer months, migration is almost at a standstill – at this time of year, breeding is the main focus with parent birds busily raising their offspring.
BTO Youth was joined by 15 young wildlife enthusiasts for a weekend of learning and birding at BTO’s Bird Camp England 2023.
Members and supporters of BTO came together at our headquarters in Thetford to celebrate 90 years of working together for birds, science and people.
BTO Youth hosted the 2023 Wales Bird Camp at the National Trust’s Stackpole Centre in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Black-headed Gulls continue to suffer as the disease spreads to Common Terns.
Young people are the future of BTO.
BTO’s CEO Juliet Vickery explains how our new strategy will contribute to this ambitious call to action.
BTO has fitted 10 more Cuckoos with satellite tags, allowing scientists and the general public to follow these incredible birds on their annual migration.
BTO Youth Volunteers took 10 students to the Isle of May to learn more about the island and the nature that can be found on it.
Youth Advisory Panel member Katie Monk discusses developing BTO Youth's new strategy, and why an inclusive environment for young people is vital for nature's future.
As we reach the height of spring migration, the variety of species to be found is almost at its peak, and the spell of warmer weather over the coronation bank holiday weekend brought with it a steady
BTO’s Youth Advisory Panel have presented their new Youth Engagement Strategy 2023–28 to the Board of Trustees.
Thanks to the generosity of hundreds of donors, EDS has now benefited over 2,300 young people across the UK.
We’ve lost a staggering 73 million birds since 1970, as a new analysis of BTO data reveals.
The BirdTrends 2022 report is a one-stop shop for authoritative information about the population status of the common breeding birds in the UK.
BTO joins Butterfly Conservation and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology to report on long-term trends in abundance and distribution.
We are delighted to welcome several new members to our Board, each of whom brings a unique set of skills and experience to our organisation.
Find out what the latest 'Birds of Conservation Concern' review means for species in Wales.
From geese and swans to thrushes and warblers, discover the secrets of our winter birds' migration.
BTO, RSPB and WOS came together to deliver a series of talks in fields ranging from nocturnal migration and wader ringing to offshore windfarms and owl conservation.
With November upon us, the focus for many birdwatchers shifts away from autumn migration and towards winter birding.
With a switch to easterly winds, a flood of migrants was seen along the East coast, much to the delight of those able to get out and witness it.
With birds arriving from all points of the compass, the last week continued where the previous week left off: a mix of ultra-rare species and scarcer migrants arriving alongside more commoner species.
How our Acoustic Pipeline project is contributing to bat conservation in some of Europe’s most threatened landscapes.
