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.
British gulls contribute to plastic pollution in European wetlands
Researchers in Spain have discovered that gulls visiting from Britain are transporting significant amounts of plastic waste from landfill sites to key wetland areas. The threats posed by plastic ...
07-02-2024
Mixed fortunes for UK’s herons and egrets
Surveys show colonising egrets and Spoonbills continuing to increase in many parts of the UK, while breeding Grey Herons seem slow in bouncing back following recent declines. The British Trust for ...
02-02-2024
Travel far, breed hard, die young! The surprising lifestyle choices of Short-eared Owls
'Travel far, breed hard, die young' – while this might sound like a hedonistic rock-and-roll lifestyle, a new study by researchers at the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), with collaborators in ...
16-01-2024
Evidence suggests that protected areas should be extended.
A new study, involving BTO and the Wash Wader Research Group, has highlighted the importance of agricultural fields adjacent to The Wash for wintering Curlews. These sites, which fall outside of the ...
04-01-2024
Declining seabirds on a cliff edge
Globally important seabird colonies have suffered catastrophic impacts of avian influenza over the last two years. Now, newly published research led by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) suggests ...
22-12-2023
