The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) has fitted 10 more Cuckoos with state-of-the-art satellite tags, allowing scientists and the general public to track their annual migration to central Africa and back.
Dr Phil Smith Wildlife Notes: May 2023
I thought we had got away without a spring drought this year but no such luck. May provided begrudging rainfall on only six days and nothing after 19th. Rachael Parks sent me rain-gauge data from her Formby garden. Her May total was 28.5 mm, this being 50% of the long-term average. Met. Office maps for May show that Greater Manchester and north Merseyside were the driest areas in England.
Butterflies find safe haven in UK gardens, new research reveals
Butterflies in the UK are increasing faster in gardens than in other habitats, on average, underlining the importance of gardens for these important pollinators.
73 million birds gone since 1970– but which have vanished near you?
The UK is home to 73 million fewer birds today than it was in 1970, according to research from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) published on the 7th May, International Dawn Chorus Day.