Swifts are on the way! 😀 And you could see one in the next week as a mass arrival is on the cards in the current weather conditions🌥️ Discover species to look out for in this week’s BirdTrack migration blog 👉 bit.ly/44jRqll #ornithology #swifts

📷© Philip Croft / BTO

Take a read of BTO Regional Representative Gordon’s brilliant blog about his experience taking part in Big Bird Race with the BTO Youth team, supporting university students & exchanging knowledge 👉 bit.ly/3UhlUzN #IntergenerationalWeek

📷 Blue Tit © Allan Drewitt/BTO

Did you know that an individual Coot was once recorded travelling from London to St. Petersburg and then later back again - a round trip of 4,000 km! ✈️ Check out more about this species in the recently published Waterbirds in the UK 2022/23 report here 👉bit.ly/3WxpKrF

1) News just in! 🦆🦢The 2022/23 Waterbirds in the UK report was released today showing fewer ducks, geese, swans and wader species are travelling to the UK as milder winters keep them in northern Europe. Discover the findings⬇️or read the #WeBSReport ➡️bit.ly/3WxpKrF

New blog from Youth Rep Socks😃Discover how their grandparents inspired their birdwatching journey, love of owls and passion to protect the natural world.🦉🌎 Have a read ➡️bit.ly/3W8tO1b #BTOYouth #IntergenerationalWeek

To get involved with BTO Youth and discover…

Great news! 16 of the 17 tagged curlew are now safely back on their breeding grounds in the #YorkshireDales . We wish them all a successful breeding season 🤞

Read all about the project 👇

yorkshiredales.org.uk/about/wildlife…

Bolton Castle Curlew Recovery Partnership Curlew Action BTO

Bittern wasn't seen (or more accurately, heard) on a Breeding Bird Surveys square until 2003, ten years after the survey started. Here is Simon Wotton from RSPB Science, who sits on the Breeding Bird Surveys Steering Group, on this marvellous bird.

Job alert! 📢 We’re seeking an enthusiastic and excellent communicator, with a passion for raptors and raptor monitoring to support the Welsh Raptor Monitoring Project. 🐦 For the full job description and to apply visit 👉 bit.ly/49OVKdI

Swydd newydd! 📢 Rydym yn…

Bee prepared for another exciting BTO ID course! 🐝Book a place 👉 bto.org/develop-your-s…

This course will help you identify the species of Bumblebee most commonly encountered in gardens, understand their ecology and how to record them for BTO's Garden BirdWatch.

For young bird enthusiasts looking to visit one of the British and Irish Bird Observatories this year, we’re providing a number of grants to support your visit.🐦 Discover how to apply 👉 bto.org/ybov

Applications for 2024 will close at 11.59pm on Sunday 12 May.

Don't forget, applications for NI Bird Camp are open until Sunday 28th April so there's still time to share the details with a young person and encourage them to get involved!

Headstarted curlew Astra (9L) has now returned to the wash after her brief trip to the River Humber.
Impressively she has returned to the same area she favoured before she flew to France in 2022!

curlewrecoveryproject.co.uk/9l-2/

BTO #conservation #curlew