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...
Bat Conservation Trust Research - Common pipistrelle appear to be on the path to recovery thanks to legal protection and conservation action over the last few decades but there are unexplained local variations.
A parasitic disease is responsible for the severe declines seen in both UK Greenfinch and Chaffinch populations, say scientists in a new open-access paper in Scientific Reports, a Nature Publishing journal. The research was carried out by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL)’s Institute of Zoology (IoZ). Chaffinch...
The fortunes of 37 young Curlews, rescued as eggs from RAF airfields and reared in captivity, are being followed by scientists from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO). These birds were released on the Norfolk coast over the last few weeks as part of an attempt to boost internationally important UK Curlew population. Thirty individuals have...