Our blog offers specialist insight and unique perspective from a wide range of BTO staff, volunteers and guest writers, giving context and inviting discussion on various aspects of our work. We also have a dedicated Youth blog and Migration blog (migblog) where you can read articles about those specific topics.
Launching the new BTO Youth Engagement Strategy 2023
BTO Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) memberThe BTO Youth Engagement Strategy’s primary objective is to connect with its younger supporters, acknowledge the barriers they encounter, and consider their views on how to encourage more young people to engage with BTO. Alongside this, it aims to give young nature en ...
15.05.2023
Finding food – Deciphering the foraging ‘fingerprints’ of Gannets
The comings and goings of seabirds were shrouded in mystery for many years. Where did they go to find food for their chicks? How long were their migrations, and where did they spend the months outside the breeding season? The first use of remote satellite tracking for seabirds in 1989 revolutionised our ...
05.04.2023
Amazing nesters: a journey through the bird breeding season
The mixed flocks of songbirds feeding in groups to stay safe from predators through the cold winter months start to disperse, as the urge to pair up and protect territories grows stronger. Birdsong takes on much more urgency after the quieter, colder months of feeding and roosting.Blue Tits may be found ...
14.03.2023
Finding my place(ment): taking a break from a PhD
BTO Comms Placement StudentWhile writing this blog post, I have been wracking my brains, trying to decide if it is ever a bad idea to try something new. I don’t think it is: If you love ‘the new thing’, the doors which may open to you could be life-changing, and even if you hate it, well, sometimes being ...
25.01.2023
Garden birds in winter
Discover how birds survive in the cold, which thrushes might visit your garden in an icy spell, and how you can help your garden birds when the weather turns.
12.12.2022
