(1/) Pied Wagtail is a familiar species that is found in a variety of different habitats. Specifically along waterways, it has declined by 55% since the beginning of the century. Find out more about it here: www.bto.org/learn/about-... @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social #Ornithology

If you're heading to the coast this Winter we'd love your help with our Non-Estuarine Waterbird Survey! To sign up and view available sectors near you then follow the link below ⬇️ #BirdingEngland

BTO | British Trust for Ornithology@btobirds.bsky.social · 4w ago

Ever see these species? We’re looking for volunteers for the Non-Estuarine Waterbird Survey this winter. Sign up➡️ www.bto.org/webs-news All you need to do is walk your chosen survey sector along the coastline once between 1 December & 31 January & count the birds you see. #UKBirding

We'll be giving a talk about BTO's Cuckoo Tracking Project & leading guided walks at the North West Bird Watching Festival at @wwtworldwide.bsky.social Martin Mere on 17/18 October. Discover more about our tagged Cuckoos: www.bto.org/cuckoos

An enormous thank you to all of our brilliant WeBS volunteers for helping us to reach this milestone!

BTO | British Trust for Ornithology@btobirds.bsky.social · 4w ago

1/ 50 years of @webs-gsmp.bsky.social 🥳 Here's what we've found out with the help of our amazing volunteers ⬇️🦆 #WorldMigratoryBirdDay @webs-gsmp.bsky.social is coordinated by @btobirds.bsky.social in partnership with RSPB Science & JNCC

Musotima nitidalis new for site from @btobirds.bsky.social Nunnery Lakes in Thetford this week, while unsuccessfully looking for Blair's Wainscot one evening. Plenty of Large WC including several ovipositing females. #mothsmatter

✨ New Project Alert ✨ We’re working on a new partnership project looking at Curlew chick survival, key predation pressures & interventions in relation to population recovery. Your donation could support our work to restore breeding wader populations ➡️ www.bto.org/breeding... #Ornithology

⭐ Exciting opportunity! Volunteer with BTO Youth and join the Youth Advisory Panel! ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/youth If you love nature, would like to join our amazing team of volunteers aged 16-24 and get involved with BTO's work, then this role could be for you. 🐦 📝 Closing date: 4 October 2026.

56% of breeding success records submitted to the SMP for 2026 are from sites in England! If you have records from any SMP-covered country, please submit them by October 31st. #Seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

On 20 September, a team of BTO staff and volunteers, including @btoshropshire.bsky.social, led two face to face sessions @staffswildlife.bsky.social The Wolseley Centre about waterbird identification and taking part in @webs-gsmp.bsky.social & @birdtrack.bsky.social We saw Great White Egret & Hobby!

We've got some brilliant BTO Youth events coming up in England including at #RSPB Rainham Marshes & at Port Meadows in Oxford. Book a FREE space here ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/you...

(1/) Some inspirational words from long-term BBS volunteer and member of the BTO Regional Network Muriel Cadwallender about surveying Upland Rovers squares. Although not for the faint hearted, you can make a one off visit to an upland square during the BBS survey season… @btobirds.bsky.social

🔊 Registration is now open for The Non-Estuarine Waterbird Survey (NEWS)! Sign up ➡️ www.bto.org/webs-news NEWS monitors waterbirds along stretches of open coastline that aren't covered by estuary surveys, helping us build a more complete picture of wintering birds around the UK. #UKBirding

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 · 5mo 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 · 7mo 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 · 7mo 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 · 7mo 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 · 7mo 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