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Sharpen your birding and surveying skills with BTO

Become a better birder with our guides on basic birding and surveying skills, and browse our range of training courses and bird identification videos.

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Featured training course

Wader ID virtual training (2 sessions, Tuesdays 10am)

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09 Aug 2022 to 16 Aug 2022

Improve your identification of passage and winter waders in this two-part online course.

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Featured video

Bird Song Basics - Collared Dove and Woodpigeon

In this video, Training manager Nick Moran explains the differences between Collared Dove and Woodpigeon songs.

Two of our more common garden visitors, they sound very similar - so make sure to find a mnemonic to help you keep them apart.

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