Following a meeting of more than 100 experts, a report into the continuing Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI or ‘bird flu’) outbreak has been published by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC). The report lays bare the impact of the disease on wild birds and identifies knowledge gaps that need...
A wealth of information on the UK’s birds has been brought together in a free online resource. BirdFacts provides key information about the UK’s birds and their changing fortunes, based on data collected by BTO and partner organisations. Have you ever wondered how many eggs a Blackbird usually lays or how long it is likely...
An article in the recent National Biodiversity Network (NBN) News highlighted a particular case study that caught my eye. The article discusses a piece of work developed undertaken by The Rivers Trust in partnership with the NBN team to make Atlas driven data layers available on ArcGIS Online, a system I have recently been working...
After the long, hot and dry weather it eventually rained. Then it forgot to stop. The season started late and was shorter than usual but there were some very numerous fruiting of certain species. I managed to visit a number of sites despite the weather. These are the highlights. At the end of September I...