The BBS coverage across England is looking great this year! As things stand, we are on for setting a new record of survey coverage for the country. If you survey a square in England and you haven’t entered your data yet, please do so by 31 August! @btobirds.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social

Listen to ‘A is for Auk’ on the BTO podcast, Beyond The Bird Table! Join us as we delve into the world of seabirds with ornithologist, writer & broadcaster, Prof Tim Birkhead & Senior Research Ecologist with BTO Scotland, Dr Nina O’Hanlon #Birds #UKBirding

Dream job alert 🎉 Are you a talented videographer with a passion for nature? Join our team! Apply online ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs 📆 Full time. 📝 £33,954 per annum. 📍 Thetford, Norfolk (Hybrid). ⚠️ Application deadline: 5 July.

Take part in our brand new Birds in Greenspaces survey for a day➡️ www.bto.org/greenspaces 🐦 We’re encouraging everyone to sign up, download the app and give it a go. 🌳 Just explore your local greenspace, which could be a park, football pitch or cemetery & record the birds that you see or hear.

Don't miss out on your chance to join BTO & @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social at Migfest 2026! From guided walks to expert talks there's something for everyone! Book a ticket at www.tickettailor.com/events/spurn...

Spurn Bird Observatory@spurnbirdobs.bsky.social · 3mo ago

From seawatching at first light to the Saturday night lecture, Migfest is all about the full experience. 62% of tickets already issued. 🎟️ buytickets.at/spurnbirdobs...

Brood of five Whooper Swans at WWT Welney in front of the main obs. These are usually injured birds, or at least one of the pair is injured, and they remain at Welney year-round. #NorfolkBirding

Purple Heron 🤩 We were delighted when our team spotted this Heron out on our Nunnery Lakes Reserve in Thetford, Norfolk this week! What's been your favourite spring bird encounter so far? #NorfolkBirding 📷 Nick Moran

(1/) According to the 2025 BBS Report, finches are fluctuating in England. The fortunes of 3 familiar species that regularly visit gardens, Greenfinch, Chaffinch & Goldfinch are changing. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience

Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS)@bbs-birds.bsky.social · 5mo ago

1/ The 2025 BBS Report is out now! It was a record year for volunteers taking part, with 2,800+ visiting 4,058 survey squares across the UK, Channel Islands & Isle of Man. A huge thank you to our volunteers! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology

Two FREE BTO Youth events are taking place this weekend in Essex at Wat Tyler Country Park ⬇️ Nest Recording and Bird Walk with @essexbirdnews.bsky.social, 9am-12pm 🪺 Pollinator Survey Training with Buglife, 1pm-4pm 🐝 Book a space at www.bto.org/youth-events #EssexBirding

(1/) It is England’s turn for two up, two down! Red Kite increased by a whopping 24,950% 1995-2024. This representative percentage increase highlights how successful reintroduction programmes have been for this species. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology

Are you aged 11–17 and do you love nature? There's still time to apply for our brilliant BTO Bird Camp in Dorset, 17–19 July, kindly supported by @harbourbirds.bsky.social Applications by Sunday at 23.59 please! www.bto.org/our-work/you... 📷 BTO England Bird Camp staff in 2023, BTO Youth

Greenspaces in and around town centres are great spaces for wildlife. You can help us discover their importance for birds and people by taking part in our Birds in Greenspaces survey! Sign up at www.bto.org/greenspaces

Uptonpics@uptonpictures.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Poole. Town centre. Dorset #birdsseenin2026 @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @britishwildlife.bsky.social

Don't miss this BTO Youth Dawn Chorus Walk with @essexbirdnews.bsky.social at Abberton Reservoir this weekend! Sign up at www.bto.org/our-work/eve... The event is FREE to attend and open to young people between the ages of 12 and 25. #EssexBirding

1/Yesterday was #WorldCurlewDay. Many posts on the subject have highlighted the huge declines in UK Curlews & most of those are @bbs-birds.bsky.social figures. Here's a look at the latest figures, just out: 👉www.bto.org/bbs-report UK Curlew are down 51% across the UK...

BTO | British Trust for Ornithology@btobirds.bsky.social · 5mo ago

1/ Spotted a yellow leg flag on a Curlew? Please share the sighting with us, as this could be one of our headstarted birds. 😀 Report via bit.ly/ReportACurlew #Ornithology #WorldCurlewDay

Another BTO Cuckoo has touched down in the UK! 🙌 To sponsor a Cuckoo and follow their migrations on our interactive map visit www.bto.org/cuckoos. Thank you. 💚 #Ornithology #UKBirding 🪶

We've got BTO Youth events in London & Dorset, book a FREE space ➡️ www.bto.org/youth-events 📍Ecosystem in a jar – Build a terrarium. 26 April, 1pm-3.30pm, The Centre for Wildlife Gardening, London. 📍Girls Go Birding: Birding and a Brew. 2 May, 10am-12:30pm, Hengistbury Head, Dorset.

The newly released 2025 BBS Report shows that Song Thrush is up by 26% in England in the last three decades, following a decline of over 50% from 1965 to 1995. Regionally, this species has increased in several areas, although it has declined in London. @bbs-birds.bsky.social #Ornithology

Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS)@bbs-birds.bsky.social · 5mo ago

1/ The 2025 BBS Report is out now! It was a record year for volunteers taking part, with 2,800+ visiting 4,058 survey squares across the UK, Channel Islands & Isle of Man. A huge thank you to our volunteers! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology

Whether it’s a park, sports field or cemetery we want you to tell us what #birds use your local greenspace!🐦🌳 Sign up to our Birds in Greenspaces survey at www.bto.org/greenspaces Just download the app, select your greenspace and log bird records! #UKBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdingWales

Join BTO Youth for a young birders walk at RSPB Rainham Marshes! Open to those aged 12 to 25, book a FREE space here ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/eve... Open to beginner birders, but any level is welcome to join. #EssexBirding

A recent study looking at data from 17 small migratory bird species tracked on passage between Europe and Africa shows they shift altitude markedly when crossing deserts and marine barriers! Read more ➡️ www.bto.org/study_migrat... #Ornithology 📷 Graham Catley / BTO

Do you live close to BTO HQ in Thetford, Norfolk? If you do and would like to find out more about the birdlife in your local area, why not sign up to take part in our ‘Meet the BTO’ Online Session on Monday 16 March? Register before Friday 13 March ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/eve... #NorfolkBirding

There's still time to apply for BTO Bird Camps if you're aged between 11-17 ➡️ www.bto.org/birdcamps This year our Southern England Bird Camp is run in collaboration with @harbourbirds.bsky.social. We are delighted to be working alongside them to make this year's camp an unforgettable experience!

Join BTO Youth for a FREE birding and survey introduction walk at Long Lands Common in North Yorkshire. Book a space ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/eve... 📆 Sunday 15 February. 📝 Open to those aged 16-25.

We're holding two bird camps in England this year! They will be in Lancashire, 1-3 May, and Dorset, 17-19 July. Apply now for a free space ➡️ www.bto.org/birdcamps

BTO | British Trust for Ornithology@btobirds.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Bird Camps are back! 🙌 Apply for a FREE place now ➡️ www.bto.org/birdcamps If you’re a nature lover aged 11-17 (12-16 in Scotland) join us and fellow nature enthusiasts for a weekend of birding, exploring and nature-based activities. 🐦🦋 @scottishbirding.bsky.social

Always exciting to see a Water Rail! You don't need to see them to know they are present however, just listen out for their 'pig-like squeal' call.

PigeonJennie@jenniemunday.bsky.social · 8mo ago

This #WaterRail didn't get the memo that it's meant to be shy, secretive, and hiding in the reeds! #Birds 🪶 #Nature #Wildlife #Birding #BirdWatching #BirdPhotography #RSPB #RainhamMarshes #WaterBirds #WaterFowl

Any volunteers in Norfolk who can survey this @bbs-birds.bsky.social square? #NorfolkBirding

Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS)@bbs-birds.bsky.social · 8mo ago

(1/) Now is a great time to think about signing up to survey a BBS square ready for when the survey season begins in April. Here is just one example of a vacant square that we are looking for a volunteer to survey! @btobirds.bsky.social JNCC RSPB Science #norfolkbirds

A Tawny Owl sounds like a brilliant way to start the year! What birds have you seen or heard this year? Discover more about Tawny Owls on our Bird Facts page 👉 www.bto.org/learn/about-...

Charlie J@charliesj.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Just a short local walk around Crow Green to start the year, highlights: Tawny Owl, 3 Goosander, Red Kite, Redwing and a flock of Siskin. #essexbirding #patchbirding

Join BTO Youth for a Young Birders Walk at @rspbengland.bsky.social Rainham Marshes! Book a FREE space ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/eve... Enjoy a guided walk, learn bird ID tips & discover BTO surveys including @webs-gsmp.bsky.social 🪶 Open to beginner birders, but any level welcome! #EssexBirding

Tree Sparrow in our garden on the Northumberland coast. Numbers are well down in our garden this year compared to previous winters. @btobirds.bsky.social #nebirding

New study on Lesser Spotted Woodpecker! ⬇️ @lesserspotnet.bsky.social volunteers deployed audio recorders at over 50 sites in suitable habitat in southern England in spring 2024 and 2025. #bioacoustics

BTO | British Trust for Ornithology@btobirds.bsky.social · 9mo ago

1/ A new study from @lesserspotnet.bsky.social & BTO in @britishbirds.bsky.social looks at how passive acoustic monitoring is an effective way of surveying Lesser Spotted Woodpecker ➡️ www.bto.org/LSWBioacoust... #bioacoustics #ornithology @simongillings.bsky.social @hosbirding.bsky.social