Breeds in a wide range of open habitats including tundra, steppe, bogs, dunes, moorland, heathland, young plantations and more occasionally in crops. Can be nomadic, with population peaks coinciding ...

Join BTO's Youth team to ask any questions you might have about Bird Camp or your application. Join BTO Youth on an urban birding guided walk, Lesnes Abbey Wood, Greater London. Hosted by Zak (BTO ...

Sign up today to help us understand how Blackbirds use gardens, and the potential effects of the Usutu virus on their population in the UK. The Winter Gull Survey ...

The Goose & Swan Monitoring Programme (GSMP) monitors the abundance and breeding success of the UK’s native geese and migratory swans during the non-breeding season. The Goose and Swan Monitoring ...

Use these resources to learn how to identify owls; find out more about their ecology, fascinating behaviour and how to build next boxes for them. Although not native to Britain, the Little Owl can now ...

Read the latest updates from our Cuckoos on their epic migration between the UK and tropical Africa, or track their movements in real-time on our Cuckoo migration map. If you enjoy these updates, ...

Being largely nocturnal in their habits, owls face a different set of challenges to many other predatory birds. In addition to their excellent vision, hunting owls also rely on their sense of hearing ...

One of the UK’s most popular songbirds is in rapid decline, and garden owners are being encouraged to share their sightings with researchers. When Paul McCartney recorded the famous Beatles song ...

Seabirds are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, with previous research by BTO projecting significant declines over the coming decades. Seabird populations respond to climate ...

Breeds in open habitats, such as farmland. Resident and largely sedentary in habits. In excess of 4,000 breeding pairs. Green-listed Bird of Conservation Concern. The Barn Owl is a species of open ...