How you can help

Help us understand birds and the threats they face

There are lots of ways you can contribute. Many help us by taking part in our fieldwork surveys - but you can support us as a member, become a regional organiser, help at an event, or donate to an appeal. However you choose to support us - thank you.

Featured project

Nesting Neighbours

Take Part

Make a record of the activities of nesting birds in your garden, from nest building through to the young fledging.

Take part in a project

Find a survey, scheme or other project that needs your help.

Join BTO today

Join our growing community of BTO members and stay informed.

Make a Donation

Make a recurring or one-off donation and provide vital unrestricted funding.

Leave a legacy to inspire action for a wildlife-rich world

BTO relies on gifts in wills from supporters like you who are passionate about birds and the environment. Such gifts are vital to BTO continuing its research and informing positive conservation outcomes.

Learn more about leaving a gift

Follow our Cuckoos

Support our Cuckoo Tracking Project by sponsoring a bird and sharing their progress.

Fundraise for BTO

Find lots of fun ideas for how to raise funds for BTO.

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Browse our range of books, guides, ringing supplies and gifts.

If you value impartial science that makes a difference, support BTO with a regular donation.

Donate

Make your birdwatching count by taking part in a BTO project today

Volunteer

Featured appeal

Our Lost Seabirds

The UK’s seabirds are struggling and they need our help to survive. BTO’s new campaign – Our Lost Seabirds – aims to turn the tide.

Learn more

Understanding Curlew populations in Wales

Several tracking projects combine to determine the migration routes, wintering locations and breeding season movements of Welsh Curlew.

Copeland Islands view. Katherine Booth Jones

Blog

What’s the score for Copeland’s symphony of seabirds?

Northern Ireland Seabird Coordinator Katherine Booth Jones describes her love for the wild coastal habitats of Northern Ireland and the charismatic seabirds that inhabit them.