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BTO members receive our exciting, full-colour 24-30 page magazine BTO News regularly throughout the year and supplemented with the Annual Review magazine and Volunteer, both of which are published annually. Full of all the latest results of surveys, BTO News keeps you informed of the work of the Trust and related topical issues concerning birds and the environment, all illustrated with stunning photographs. See how your records from Bird Atlas 2007-11, BBS (Breeding Bird Survey), BirdTrack and all the other BTO surveys are used, and how vital they are for our work – and what amazing research they allow us to undertake. Find out about other BTO research, new surveys and how you can help. Source
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Search ArticlesRole of freshwater availability and terrestrial land-cover change in the distribution of a declining, terrestrial, insectivorous bird
Citation Eden, C.F., Gillings, S., Broughton, R.K., Donato, B., Hewson, C.M. & Sharp, S.P. 2026. Role of freshwater availability and terrestrial land-cover change in the distribution of a declining, terrestrial, insectivorous bird. Conservation Biology doi:10.1111/cobi.70219 Spotted Flycatcher, by Scott Mayson / BTO Overview The density of rivers is strongly associated with the persistence of the Spotted Flycatcher, a Red-listed migratory species in sharp decline in the UK.
Identifying Goldcrest and Firecrest
The tiny Goldcrest is a common year-round bird, found mainly in woodland and gardens. Its much rarer cousin, the Firecrest, can be found in similar habitats during the summer months. Watch our identification video to learn how to tell these two 'sprites' apart. Supported by NatureGuides NatureGuides kindly provide species video clips for our bird identification videos.
Big Garden Beak Watch
A number of probable reasons for beak deformities have been suggested, but in many cases exact causes are unknown. Exposure to environmental contaminants, such as industrial pollutants, insecticides, herbicides and fungicides, have been implicated but evidence to support this more widely is not well established. Nutritional deficiencies could lead to beak abnormalities.
An improved method to derive behavioural budgets and energetics from geolocator data in Common Guillemots Uria aalge
Citation Buckingham, L., Bogdanova, M.I., Daunt, F., Furness, R.W., Bennett, S., Dunn, R.E., Jardine, D.C., Newell, M.A., Weston, E.D. & Green, J.A. 2025. An improved method to derive behavioural budgets and energetics from geolocator data in Common Guillemots Uria aalge. Seabird 37: doi:10.61350/sbj.37.6 Light-immersion data from geolocators can be used to estimate behavioural budgets and energetics in seabirds throughout the annual cycle.
Growth of seaweed species on GLS logger attachments
Citation Bennett, S. & Weston, E. 2025. Growth of seaweed species on GLS logger attachments. Seabird 37: doi:10.61350/sbj.37.3 The authors thank the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology for facilitating the original deployment of the GLS discussed in this study. The British Trust for Ornithology and Ørsted funded and the 2024 fieldwork.
Bioacoustics as a Measure of Population Size and Breeding Success of European Storm Petrels Hydrobates pelagicus
Citation Bennett, S., Williamson, L., Hernández-González, M., Denton, T., Laber, R., Deakin, Z., Bolton, M., Manilow, E. & Wilson, L.J. 2025. Bioacoustics as a Measure of Population Size and Breeding Success of European Storm Petrels Hydrobates pelagicus. Ecology and Evolution 15: doi:10.1002/ece3.71893 Obtaining measures of population size and fitness are key first steps to understanding how and why species' populations change over time.
Impact of future climate change and land-use change on habitat suitability for a long-distance avian migrant under diverse socioeconomic-emission scenarios | BTO
Citation Lathouwers, M., Beenaerts, N., Evens, R., Tom Artois, T., Conway, G., Henderson, I., Shewring, M., Cross, T., Ulenaers, E. & Dendoncker, N. 2025. Impact of future climate change and land-use change on habitat suitability for a long-distance avian migrant under diverse socioeconomic-emission scenarios.
Wales' important wetlands (Talk for RSPB North Wales Local Group)
At this talk for the North Wales RSPB local group, Gethin will highlight the international importance of Wales' wetlands for some of our wintering birds. Focusing primarly of wildfowl and waders, this talk will delve into their populations in Wales, their ecology, and the best places in the country to find them. The talk will conclude with an introduction to BTO's Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) and how you can get involved in this incredibly valuable survey.
Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) training and practice - Malltraeth Sands (10:30-12:30)
Join Gethin in this small-group event to put your ID skills into conservation action. We'll begin with an overview of identification features of particular waterbirds, before showing you how you can get involved with our Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS), which we’ll do together during the session. WeBS is an incredibly value survey, but is fun, rewarding and relatively straight-forward.
Waders in Wales (2 online sessions, Tuesdays 19:00-20:15)
Want to learn more about Wales’ waders and improve your ID skills? Key information Date / Time: from 19:00 on 06 Oct 2025, to 19:00 on 13 Oct 2025 Location: Online Cost: £10 Level: Beginner, Improver Type: Training Places: 80 Book your place Led by: Gethin Jenkins-Jones Despite Wales' small size, our estuaries, beaches and marshes are incredibly important for a special group of birds - the waders.