Press releases

Press releases

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.

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It’s official – the Wren is our commonest bird

In the latest report looking at the size of our bird populations the Wren tops the list with 11 million pairs across the UK.The latest report, Population estimates of birds in Great Britain and the ...

PR Ref: 2020-03

04-02-2020

Welsh Yellowhammers in long-term decline

Since 1994, Yellowhammer numbers have declined by 57% in Wales. The Yellowhammer is often thought of as a bird of arable farmland, with declines linked to agricultural intensification in this habitat ...

PR Ref: 2016-29

07-07-2016

Marsh Award for Local Ornithology

The Marsh Local Ornithology Award was presented to Dr Jim Cassels of Arran Natural History Society (ANHS) yesterday evening (30 October) by Professor Ian Newton, BTO Chair, and Jo Winyard and ...

PR Ref: 2013-42

31-10-2013