The same group of experts undertook a parallel exercise to assess the extinction risk of all bird species for Great Britain (the geographical area at which all other taxa are assessed) using the ...

Report birds with rings, tags or other marks. You can report rings and tags found on live or dead birds. This contributes valuable data to our research, helping our researchers determine bird ...

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Read an article on the provisional findings from the first year of the project, from Bird Table magazine.; About Blackbirds in Gardens. Blackbirds are a common bird in gardens across the UK, from ...

Cuckoos are a widespread and familiar bird across much of the UK, and many people can recognise the famously onomatopoeic song, but sadly we have lost more than a third of our breeding Cuckoos since ...

Monitoring bird populations. Although we have been ringing birds in Britain and Ireland for over 100 years, we are still discovering new facts about migration routes and wintering areas.However, the ...

The biodiversity crisis. Most scientists agree that we are currently experiencing a biodiversity crisis, with unprecedented rates of species extinction and nature depletion.The 2023 State of Nature ...

Only choose a box made from an insulating material such as wood or a special waterproof wood/concrete compound.Don’t choose a box made from dense materials like metal or ceramics as the interior can ...

About ringing permitsThere are four classes of ringing permits in the UK. All ringers start out as a Trainee and hold a T-permit. Once enough experience has been gained in one or more modules, ringers ...

The WeBS and GSMP Partnerships WeBS is a partnership jointly funded by BTO, RSPB and JNCC, with fieldwork conducted by volunteers and previous support from WWT. The permanent members of the WeBS ...

If you would like to know more, try our in-depth book, Nest Boxes: Your Complete Guide. Written by Dave Cromack and drawing on the BTO’s expertise, this new book provides the perfect guide to building ...

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