Have a budding scientist in your life? Hear from RSPB Conservation Scientist Zoe Deakin on the amazing Science Quest podcast as she talks about her work as part of our Marine team Including working with the smallest seabirds in the world! Listen here: www.funkidslive.com/podcast/scie...

New research reveals a substantial decline in the number of European Storm-petrels caught by researchers over the course of a 27-year study Read on for a summary Full paper: doi.org/10.1080/0006... @one-cardiffuni.bsky.social @robthomasbirds.bsky.social @kirstyfranklin.bsky.social #seabird 🪶🧪

1/🛰️🧠 New open-access paper! We built a deep-learning (U-Net) model to automatically map surfaced vehicle "hill tracks" across the UK uplands from 25 cm aerial imagery — the first spatially comprehensive assessment of their extent. 🔓 doi.org/10.1002/2688...

Vehicle tracks in the <fc>UK</fc> uplands vary in occurrence with land use and overlap with peatlands and protected areas

Surfaced vehicle tracks are widespread across GB uplands, yet their extent and environmental footprint have until now been poorly quantified. Using remote sensing and a semi-automated detection model...

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Latest survey reveals that Dotterel have declined by 89% since monitoring began in 1987/88 Dotterel's resilience to climate change could be supported through limiting disturbance by people and dogs, and managing grazing Read a summary: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 🪶 🧪 @naturescot.bsky.social

Good news: #NaturalEngland have offered RSPB funding through the #SpeciesRecovery Programme Working in partnership, this funding will allow the RSPB to take action for 25 threatened species in England - from Turtle Dove & House Martin to Lesser Spotted Woodpecker & Shrill Carder Bee #wildagain

Two of the world’s largest Gannet colonies may not recover from the impact of bird flu until 2041 at the earliest, study finds Read a summary: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... Full paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2026.111887 #seabirds #hpai 🪶 🧪

A new report shows climate change is already impacting UK bird populations. Upland birds & seabirds face steep declines in their numbers underlining the need for action, while some southern species are expanding their ranges. Find out more: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... @btobirds.bsky.social 🪶

Climate change is already impacting UK bird populations

A new RSPB and British Trust for Ornithology report looks at the impacts on UK birds and the actions we can take to protect them.

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New research by the RSPB shows Swifts are highly loyal to the same nest sites each year Read on for a summary Full paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @uniexecec.bsky.social

We look at how conservation efforts in India have been key to the survival of Asia’s vultures: tinyurl.com/yk228mrv Saving Asia’s Vultures from Extinction (SAVE) are a network of partners sharing knowledge & experience. Science has been central to this amazing story @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social 🪶 🌎️

Spotlight on Asia’s vultures 20 years after game-changing drug ban

We look at how conservation efforts in India have been pivotal to the survival of these birds.

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Latest survey reveals good news for three heathland birds RSPB Conservation Scientist Andrew Stanbury looks at the results of the latest Heathland Bird Surveys: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... A huge thank you to the 1,200 birdwatchers who took part in this survey. @btobirds.bsky.social 🪶 🧪

Latest survey reveals good news for three heathland birds

RSPB Conservation Scientist Andrew Stanbury looks at the results of the latest Heathland Bird Surveys.

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Two 3‑month PhD placement opportunities: Join our team to look at lessons learned from conservation livelihood interventions in the Guinea Savannah Landscape of Ghana. These placements are UK based. Deadline: 15th June Find out more here: www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu... 🌎️ 🧪

Record year for Dartford Warblers on RSPB nature reserves Read on for a summary Find out more: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... @btobirds.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social 🪶

Trail cameras provide a fascinating insight into the secret lives of Corncrakes – both habitat selection and the timing of breeding. Read on for a summary Full paper: doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2026.2666694 @camzoology.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social 🪶 🧪

New research by the University of Leeds and the RSPB reveals that moorland burning exposes millions to unsafe air pollution. Find out more: environment.leeds.ac.uk/faculty/news... @universityofleeds.bsky.social

Moorland burning exposes millions to unsafe air pollution

Managed burning on moorland in the UK led to millions of people being exposed to unsafe levels of fine particulate pollution, according to research led by the University of Leeds and the RSPB.

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Today is World Migratory Bird Day Find out more about how recording what you see makes a difference: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 🪶 🌎️

Every bird counts – Your observations matter!

To mark World Migratory Bird Day, we look at how recording what you see makes a difference.

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New research reveals promising potential for using a range of biodiversity data sources to create indicators for tracking conservation success at a landscape scale. Read on for a summary Full paper: rdcu.be/ffLTu @ukceh.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social 🧪

New research gives insight into European Storm-petrel movements and behaviour at sea. Read on for a summary Full paper: doi.org/10.3354/meps... @one-cardiffuni.bsky.social @robthomasbirds.bsky.social @meps-ir.bsky.social 🧪 🌎️ 🪶 #seabirds

RSPB Scientist Simon Wotton shares a summary of the results from two recently published reports: Breeding Bird Survey and Wetland Bird Survey. Read on to learn more about the ups and downs of the UK’s birds www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... #CitSci @jncc.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social 🪶 🧪

Two new reports reveal how the UK’s birds are faring

Little Egrets continue to rise whilst Blue Tits are declining. Read on to learn more about the ups and downs of the UK’s birds.

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New research shows that some of the forest birds on the small Caribbean Island of Montserrat are shifting their ranges up the mountain. This shift is expected under climate change. Read on for a summary Full paper: doi.org/10.1111/jbi.70223 @uni-goettingen.de @steffopp.bsky.social 🪶 🧪

A penguin genetic breakthrough 🐧 DNA analysis, with Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, shows that Northern Rockhopper Penguins form two genetically distinct populations across the South Atlantic and South Indian oceans despite being the same species. www.rzss.org.uk/news/unique-... 🌎️ 🪶 🧪

Unique genetic lines discovered: New penguin study shows importance of DNA research in conservation | RZSS

Geneticists at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) have concluded that Northern rockhopper penguins living in the Atlantic and…

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We have just updated our guidance on what and when to feed garden birds: Feed seasonally. Feed safely. To reduce disease, we all need to make some urgent but simple changes to how we feed our garden birds. RSPB scientist @richgreg3.bsky.social explains more: tinyurl.com/mnt284ck 🧪 🪶

How to feed your garden birds without spreading disease

Summer feeding should be paused because this is a time when natural food sources such as caterpillars, bugs and flies, are much more abundant.

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1/ The latest 2024/25 Waterbirds in the UK report has just been published and can be viewed online www.bto.org/wituk 🎉 Physical copies will be reaching your doorsteps very soon! 🗞️ To view the updated numbers and trends, visit www.bto.org/webs-reporting #Ornithology #CitSci

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

New research shows that, as well as breeding at different times of the year, populations of Band-rumped Storm Petrels on St Helena forage in different places. Read on for a summary Full paper: doi.org/10.1186/s40462-026-00633-1 @bas.ac.uk 🧪 🌎️ 🪶 #seabirds

We’re pleased to announce the release of the 2024 Seabird Monitoring Programme report, in partnership with JNCC, in association with the RSPB. Click here to read the report: www.bto.org/our-work/sci... Read on for key findings ⬇️ #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

New research shows that farming adapted to wetter soils could benefit bird communities Sites contained 3X more birds than drained grasslands Story: www.cam.ac.uk/research/new... Paper: doi.org/10.1002/2688... Read on for a summary… @clr-cambridge.bsky.social @aer-ese-bes.bsky.social

Typha‐based paludiculture offers potential for greater bird species abundance and diversity than drained agricultural grassland

Re-wetting drained peat for Typha paludiculture provides a productive, low-emission land use that can support diverse bird communities. Across 28 sites in the Netherlands, breeding bird abundance in ...

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1/ Five leading charities forge partnership for bird conservation for the Bird Atlas 2027–31! 🐦 But what is the Bird Atlas? ⬇️🧵 #Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social @birdwatchireland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social @scottishbirding.bsky.social @birdsinwales.bsky.social

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Ecol. Solutions & Evidence | Applied Ecol. Resources@aer-ese-bes.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Avian flu has severely impacted breeding seabirds. Modelling study evaluates carcass removal as a tool to manage outbreaks, finding that it offers only limited benefits in reducing mortality in dense breeding colonies 🪽💡 @rspb.bsky.social Learn more here! 👇 buff.ly/oN6LPsG

First confirmed cases of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus (HPAIV) on Gough Island represent one of the most geographically isolated detections of HPAIV to date. But how did it get there? Read on for a summary Full paper: doi.org/10.1080/2222... 🧪🪶🌍 #seabirds

🌍A decade after IUCN launched the Global Standard for #KBAs, a new paper led by @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social takes stock of progress. 📍16,596 KBAs 🌱22.1 million km² 🦋18,365 trigger species Discover more 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...