Bat Conservation Trust: Bat Monitoring Post October 2020
Citizen scientists help lift the lid on one of our nearest avian neighbours.
An army of citizen scientists across the UK has provided scientists at the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) with new insights into the nesting habits of the House Martin, arguably our closest nesting neighbour.
Dr Phil Smith: Wildlife notes October 2020
October is normally the second wettest month of the year but this one was exceptional. Due to a persistently energetic North Atlantic Jet-stream, it rained in Formby on 22 days, some of that contribution being from two named storms. The 3rd was the wettest day recorded in England since records began in 1891, though we...
‘Puffarazzi’ scientist wins prestigious award
Dr Ellie Owen of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has been awarded the Marsh Award for Innovative Ornithology by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO).