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The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) is the UK's leading charity working with volunteers to improve our knowledge of birds through monitoring and research.
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RSPB Minsmere π
Tweets from the team at RSPB Minsmere nature reserve π
An additional batch of Woodcock survey squares throughout the UK are now available! Check the map to see if there's an opportunity to help survey a site local to you π bto.org/our-science/prβ¦
πΉ Olly Dean Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
π΅ Patrik Γ
berg xeno-canto
#CitizenScience #Volunteer
Nominate an ornithologist for the BTO Awards 2023! ππ₯
There are five categories to choose from, and you've got until 31 May to nominate someone for their outstanding contribution to ornithology π bit.ly/3myYl3f
Marsh Charitable Trust #Ornithology
Had a great visit to Lymington-Keyhaven Nature Reserve the other weekend!
So many ducks, waders, and wildfowl to see. Easily accessible by public transport too.
A fly over of two Spoonbill wasnβt too bad either π€©
The last two of our five priority BBS/WBBS squares for 2023 are an upland site in South Shropshire and a lowland site in North Shropshire. More info in the image's ALT text.
Other squares are available, perhaps near you!
For more info please email [email protected]
The heatwave and drought of summer 2022 has had a major negative impact on some UK butterfly species, a study has confirmed βοΈ π¦ π
Read now π butrfli.es/40q42EW
πΈ : Brimstone (Matt Berry)
#SaveButterflies #MothsMatter
The latest results from the annual UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme UKBMS Live Data are published: ukbms.org/official-stati⦠UKBMS Live Data BTO UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Butterfly Conservation
Breeding Bird Surveys contribute to these annual figures through monitoring via the Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey. Of the 843 squares surveyed in 2022, 309 were on Breeding Bird Surveys squares. Thank you!
The impact of human disturbance on Scotland's fragile and declining Capercaillie population was demonstrated by research published in our journal #BirdStudy last year: tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108β¦
π #BTOCuckoos update: JAC is the first Cuckoo to cross the Sahara this year!
πΊοΈ JAC has flown 3,047km (1,893 miles) north since our last update, taking him from south eastern Guinea over the Sahara and the Strait of Gibraltar into southern Spain.
π bto.org/cuckoos
Now online in Journal of #Ornithology
OPEN ACCESS
Co-occurrence with Greylag Geese Anser anser and other factors affecting vigilance in Whiteβfronted Geese Anser albifrons during their spring staging in Central Europe
link.springer.com/article/10.100β¦
Spatial and temporal non-stationarity in long-term population dynamics of over-wintering birds of North America | doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9β¦ | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology
Can you help us by taking on a priority site with a long data run for the Wetland Breeding Bird Survey?
More detailed site information can be found in the image's ALT text.
To register your interest or find out more please email [email protected]
@_bto Breeding Bird Surveys
