At 45 years old, a Fulmar recorded on an uninhabited Scottish island is one of the oldest of its kind ever recorded. The bird’s extraordinary age is a reminder that many seabirds live for a very long time – a trait that can make their populations particularly vulnerable to the impacts of Avian Influenza (AI)....
Information collected by British Trust for Ornithology volunteer bird ringers and nest recorders provides an insight into how some of our resident and migratory birds fared during the 2019 breeding season. “Our volunteer ringers and nest recorders contribute thousands of hours each year to collecting these invaluable data.