We look forward to welcoming you to this year’s Annual Conference! Join us for a day of bird-related talks, birdwatching, and socialising at Lough Neagh Discovery Centre. Conference ticket cost ...

Frederic spent the last couple of weeks in Mali after making his epic, if somewhat late, Saharan crossing. He has sprung into action in recent days and has covered an impressive distance of almost ...

A busy time for bird migration in October 2025. Winter visitors that arrive from Iceland and Greenland have also been on the move in the last week. Whooper Swans have been observed arriving in good ...

As we reach the end of September, most of our summer migrants have now departed and winter visitors are starting to arrive. At the moment it appears that some species like Dark-bellied Brent Goose and ...

I ended last week’s blog by suggesting that the window of south-easterly winds over the weekend could lead to an arrival of migrants on the east coast and fortunately there was some truth in that. The ...

Mid August may feel like summer to many people, especially as I write this in the midst of the latest heatwave, but in birding terms autumn is already well underway. The first waves of autumn wader ...

Satellite technology is helping scientists from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) to better understand the pressures that the UK’s breeding Cuckoos face as they make annual migrations of 16,000 ...

Burns, F., Eaton, M.A., Balmer, D.E., Banks, A., Caldow, R., Donelan, J.L., Douse, A., Duigan, C., Foster, S., Frost, T., Grice, P.V., Hall, C., Hanmer, H.J., Harris ...

Commonly referred to as the UK Red List for birds, the status of birds has now been reviewed five times, covering the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. The latest review was published in December ...

BTO NI hosts a wide variety of public events throughout the year. These range from training courses encouraging participation in our core surveys, to more informal field outings and mentoring, bird ...

From walks and talks to our annual conference, BTO runs a wide range of bird ID training and ornithology courses throughout the year. Browse the listings below to find a training course that's right ...

Waterbirds in the UK presents the results of the annual BTO/RSPB/JNCC Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) report. Since 2022, Waterbirds in the UK is also the primary reporting mechanism for ...