BTO is committed to reducing and removing the barriers to equity and diversity, and creating an inclusive environment. Our activities and events are open to everyone, but we recognise there is …

The heart of BTO The heart of BTO encompasses three key areas: birds, science, people. We work to secure a better future for birds and nature, using our science, monitoring and data to inform good …

About Garden BirdWatch BTO has run the year-round Garden BirdWatch scheme since 1995, and thousands of people across the UK contribute their sightings each week. Gardens are really …

Bird ringing generates information on the survival, productivity and movements of birds, helping us to understand why populations are changing. Please report ringed birds to us using the Euring app. …

Seeing a Bittern is always difficult, owing to their preference for dense reedbeds and to their strongly cryptic plumage, but they are famous for the far-carrying, booming call of the male in spring.British …

The BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) is the main scheme for monitoring the population changes of the UK’s common and widespread breeding birds, producing population trends for 119 …

Jan 20, 2026 · Despite this trend, Britain and Ireland is still a highly important area for wintering waterbirds, with 33 species of waterbird having internationally important numbers here during the …

Large Jackdaw flocks, with their characteristic 'chack-chack' calls, can be an impressive sight when coming to roost on winter evenings. The Jackdaw is a smart looking bird with black plumage, and a …

This page contains contact details for our Headquarters and Country Offices, together with other useful information on how to report safeguarding concerns or breaches of policy and how to make Subject …

This small warbler has come back from the brink of extinction in the UK in the last 50 years. Dartford Warblers have a relatively restricted breeding and wintering range in southern and eastern England, …