Read the annual report of the Seabird Monitoring Programme, a BTO / JNCC / RSPB publication about the abundance and productivity of breeding seabird species in Britain and Ireland from 1986 to 2023.

This report presents the latest seabird population trends in breeding abundance and productivity using data from the Seabird Monitoring Programme (SMP). The report documents changes in the abundance ...

The Little Owl is a species of open country, favouring lowland habitats such as farmland, parkland and orchards. Introduced from the Continent during the latter part of the 19th century, the species ...

This is a one-day conference in Inverness organised by BTO Scotland, the SOC and the SOC's Highland branch. Join us for a range of fascinating talks, designed to be interesting and relevant to both ...

Mae adar ysglyfaethus yn adar hynod o diddorol a charismatig, a mae Cymru yn gartref i 17 o’r 20 rhywogaethau sydd yn bridio a welod yn yr DU. Mae eu hecoleg a'u hymddygiad yn digon arbennig bod ...

What better way to start 2025 than a bit of winter birdwatching in a friendly group. During winter, the shores of Northern Ireland are home to a range of coastal bird species as large numbers of ...

One of the most obvious ways in which birds have responded to climate change is by shifting the timing of their breeding and migration. In spring, many long-distance migratory species are now arriving ...

We have received a number of complaints regarding the involvement of a ringer holding a BTO permit in a finch-trapping initiative being run by the Maltese government. Under this initiative large ...

Good quality information on species’ population trends is essential for successful conservation action. In this paper, the dataset of the BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) is made publicly ...

Due to planned maintenance, BTO survey data entry applications and some website account features will not be available from 5pm Friday 22nd November until 5pm Monday the 25th November.