Birds breeding in southern Europe are now spending the winter in the UK. Research shows Blackcaps migrate north and take advantage of garden bird feeders. British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) calls for more people to record their garden bird sightings. Most of the birds that flock to our shores in winter are leaving behind inhospitable...
The allure of garden feeders has transformed the biology of a bird that visits Britain and Ireland for the winter. New research involving the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), Oxford University and the Max Planck Institute, and just published in the journal Global Change Biology, provides further evidence of how humans are shaping the natural...
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.