With unprecedented pressures on funding, we need your help now more than ever to continue our essential surveys. The Winter Gull Survey collects information about our wintering gull populations, ...

This report presents the main findings from survey work delivered using passive acoustic monitoring devices deployed across the Skell Valley catchment. Through the surveys that we support we aim to ...

This FREE session at Coate Water Country Park will focus specifically on how to take part in the Breeding Bird Survey, in order to prepare you, build confidence and excitement for taking part in the ...

“What’s that bird calling in the hedge?” “Is that a Dunnock or a Blackcap singing?” - If these are similar to questions you have asked yourself then we are here to help! In this session at Langford ...

Working with a network of volunteers, static acoustic bat detectors were deployed over five survey seasons, 2020-2024, to provide bat data for the Ryevitalise Landscape Partnership Scheme area of the ...

Join us on Saturday 1 March 2025 at The Midland Hotel in Manchester for a programme packed with talks from BTO staff and volunteers. Join us in Manchester for a programme packed with talks from BTO ...

Join presenter and naturalist Mya Bambrick (BTO Youth Representative for Dorset and West Sussex) as she explores the unique journeys of four young conservationists, each with a passion for the natural ...

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Bird sound ID involves two interactive online sessions of about two hours each, complemented by supported self-study exercises. We place a strong emphasis on providing you with tools and techniques to ...

When it comes to taxonomy, BTO follows the British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) and, in turn, the International Ornithological Committee (IOC). We aim to implement relevant taxonomic changes twice a ...