GPS tracking reveals landfill closures induce higher foraging effort and habitat switching in gulls

New research from a collaboration between BTO, Natural England and researchers at the University of Exeter has used GPS-tracking to investigate the movement behaviour of Lesser Black-backed Gulls in ...

Setting priorities for climate change adaptation of Critical Sites in the Africa-Eurasian waterbird flyways

Better utilisation and transparency of bird data collected by powerline companies

New BTO research has examined the extent to which data on avian electrocutions and collisions are collected by companies responsible for high-voltage powerlines across Europe, and made recommendations ...

Climate Change and the UK's Birds

In this report we show how climate change is already impacting the UK’s birds. Our internationally important breeding seabird populations and unique assemblage of upland breeding birds are already ...

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Bird population declines and species turnover are changing the acoustic properties of spring soundscapes

Bird song helps us to build and maintain connections with the natural world and is a core component of natural soundscapes. Song, and in particular the diversity of that song at a given location, ...

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87th Annual Report & Accounts 2020/21

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WeBS News - Issue 37

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