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.
New wave of bird flu rips through threatened gull and tern colonies
The recent spread of Avian Influenza among threatened gulls and terns is gathering pace, say experts from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO).At least 10,000 Black-headed Gulls, 4% of the total UK ...
14-06-2023
And they’re off! 2023’s Cuckoos are tagged and ready to go
The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) has fitted 10 more Cuckoos with state-of-the-art satellite tags, allowing scientists and the general public to track their annual migration to central Africa ...
07-06-2023
The search is on to find the UK’s most knowledgeable young birders!
Apply now for this year's Martin Garner Spurn Young Birder competition, held at Spurn MigFest in East Yorkshire from 8–10 September. The competition is a test of bird knowledge and identification ...
31-05-2023
Fears grow around new wave of Avian Influenza as disease kills thousands of inland gulls
Avian Influenza is killing large numbers of Black-headed Gulls at inland and coastal breeding colonies across central and northern England, prompting fears among scientists that a new wave of the ...
16-05-2023
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
