Interesting map showing where White-tailed and Golden Eagles used to breed in Ireland, including around the Mourne Mountains, in the 19th century. The full paper, "The history of eagles in Britain and Ireland", can be read below🦅 tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.108…

Great opportunity to get out and count this amazing birds, if you get in touch with @KatBoothJones BTO Northern Ireland to join the NI Seabird Network!

BBS is in full swing! This is a great survey if you have a good knowledge of the sight and sound of our birds, so do get in touch via our website if you would like to take part and maybe be greeted with wonderful views like this!

RED ALERT: Puffins, swifts and kestrels among 23 new species moved on to the Red list, meaning a quarter of birds across the island of Ireland are now facing dangerous declines - according to new Birds of Conservation Concern in Ireland report. Read more: bit.ly/BOCCInews

#BBS live from Co. Down. Stephen Hewitt from BTO Northern Ireland sums up the breeding birds survey results. It was a beautiful day to be outside #NatureHeals juliet vickery Ben Darvill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 Joanne Sherwood 🌍 BTO RSPB NI Claire Barnett Ulster Wildlife NI Birds

The latest BBS Report has been published today! Despite the far-reaching impacts of COVID-19 and lockdown restrictions in 2020, a reduced suite of trends for England has been possible. We also take a look beyond the trends: bto.org/bbs-report BTO, JNCC, RSPB Science

Took a day trip to our only bird observatory today which happens to be in Co.Down, Copeland Bird Obs.

Please add records of Red-breasted Mergansers to BirdTrack, and include breeding evidence. There are plenty about at the moment on Larne Lough and some on Lough Neagh, as well as other parts of NI. Dawn Balmer @BTO_Antrim BTO Co. Down BTO Tyrone

Need help with your seabird ID or want to learn more about the ecology of our internationally important seabird populations? Another of the immensely popular BTO online training courses is coming up - so make sure to book online! bit.ly/BTOSeabirdsCou…

In case you missed it, don’t forget to catch up on tonight’s BBC Springwatch to see the important work on #ManxShearwaters from NI’s only Bird Observatory in Co.Down!

Exciting work by researchers from @BTOScotland & BTO Northern Ireland & eri, casting a glimpse into the secret lives of Northern Ireland's Black Guillemots using GPS trackers. #MarPAMMSeabirds @MarPAMM_project AFBI @marinescotland

Fantastic day birding and ringing at NI’s only bird observatory Copeland Bird Obs. in Co.Down.

.BTO Northern Ireland .ArdsandNorthDown .National Trust NI .Seb Coe .Shakin' Stevens when Manx shearwater EJ13537 was ringed in Aug 1981 Maggie T was PM, Shakin’ Stevens was charting with Green Door, and Coe & Ovett breaking world mile record. Re-trapped on CBO on 24th July- almost 40 yrs on!

Based in Northern Ireland & interested in getting involved in bird surveying? Sign up for our upcoming free Wetland Bird Survey Wetland Bird Survey online training evening. Follow the link to for more info & registration: bit.ly/WeBSOnlineTrai…

Based in Northern Ireland & interested in getting involved in Wetland Bird Surveying (Wetland Bird Survey)? New starters can join us on a free field trip in Co. Londonderry this month. Follow the link for more information & registration: bit.ly/WeBSFieldTripNI BTO

September may be my favourite month of the year. It’s merely days until #WeBS surveys start again! Interested in gaining experience in survey & seeing what’s in your local area? Have a look at our available in-land & coastal sites for a patch near you! bto.org/our-science/pr…

Based in Northern Ireland? Interested in learning about your garden wildlife & contributing to important scientific research without leaving your home? Sign up for our upcoming free Garden BirdWatch online training evening. Link for info & registration: bit.ly/NIGardenBirdTr…

At BTO we support and grow an army of citizen scientists to evaluate success & failure towards #NaturePositive. Enabling learning by doing from long term national monitoring of the state of our nature

⏰ Remember to apply for our Engagement Coordinator role by midday on 29 March! 🗺️ Northern Ireland (remote at first) 📅 Full time, permanent 💰 £28,644 £28,644 per annum + 11% employer pension contribution 👉 bit.ly/3yufcfy #ConservationJobs #ConservationCareers