Throughout the year we send out press releases to individuals and organisations who have signed up to receive these. This page holds details of the press releases posted over the past two years. For press and media enquiries, please email press@bto.org.
73 million birds gone since 1970 – but which have vanished near you?
The UK is home to 73 million fewer birds today than it was in 1970, according to research from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) published today, International Dawn Chorus Day. This staggering ...
11-05-2023
He's back! First tracked Cuckoo of the 2023 makes landfall in the UK
The first Cuckoo from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Cuckoo Tracking Project to arrive back in the UK reached his breeding grounds in Wales over the weekend, researchers revealed today. The ...
28-04-2023
New report paints a mixed picture for Northern Ireland’s internationally important seabirds
The tenth annual Northern Ireland Seabird Report has been published today by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO). It shows very different results for two species classified by the IUCN as ...
17-03-2023
Bird flu report spotlights impact of the disease on UK wild birds
Following a meeting of more than 100 experts, a report into the continuing Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI or ‘bird flu’) outbreak has been published by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) ...
02-03-2023
Act now to save migratory birds, scientists say
A new paper by RSPB and BTO researchers calls for the focus to shift from diagnosis to treatment of migrant bird declines Birds that breed in Europe and winter in Africa have declined by more than 25% ...
24-02-2023
