New @birdtrack.bsky.social migration blog ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/new... This week we look at reporting rate for Dark-bellied Brent Goose and Wigeon, and sightings of several eastern vagrants including a Pechora Pipit in County Durham! #Ornithology #UKBirding 📷 Brent Goose by Liz Cutting/BTO

Don't forget we've got a FREE joint BTO Youth & @essexbirdnews.bsky.social bird walk coming up for young people aged 12-25 on 4 October. Book a place ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/eve... #EssexBirding

Herring Gull plumage varies vastly between hatching and becoming adults! Initially, they are leggy balls of black-speckled down, soon to embark on a shifting plumage journey! Discover their plumage changes in this thread ⬇️ #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Cuckoo Frederic is on the move and has crossed the Sahara! 🙌 Frederic had been hanging around in France while his fellow satellite-tagged Cuckoos had made it to Africa. He finally set off south around 17 September & he’s now conquered crossing the Sahara Desert in Africa! 🌍 #Ornithology #Birds

📡 New insights for seabird monitoring New tech could reshape how we track seabird populations in a changing world. ✍️ New Editor’s Choice in #IJMS www.ices.dk/news-and-eve... 👉 Read the paper doi.org/10.1093/ices... 📸 @seabirdmortenf.bsky.social

1.The Wild Bird Indicators are out! Each year these are published using @bbs-birds.bsky.social , @webs-gsmp.bsky.social & @smp-seabirds.bsky.social data & are one of the main metrics against which our UK Biodiversity targets are measured 👉 www.gov.uk/government/s...

Closing this week! Applications are still open for a part-time People (HR) Administrator to join BTO. Apply at www.bto.org/jobs

1/ The Wintering Waterbird Indicator, published in the Wild Bird Indicators publication today by Defra, is based on the trends of wintering populations of 46 waterbird species or races since 1975/76. 📖: www.gov.uk/government/s... #Ornithology #UKBirding

(1/) It’s time for some diving duck BBS trends. For the next two weeks, we will cover these aquatic feeders! Firstly, Tufted Duck increased by 7% across the UK between 1995 and 2023. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience

1/ The Wild Bird Indicators, using BTO data, have been updated today by Defra! ⬇️ Sadly, the ‘all bird species’ index, comprising the population trends of 130 species, has been in a slow continuous decline in the UK since the 1970s, down by 18% and by 4% in the last five years. 📉 #Ornithology

Calling all nature enthusiasts! 🐦 Sign up to our newsletter for #Birds in Greenspaces, our exciting new project that launches next Spring and focuses on publicly accessible greenspaces! 😀 Sign up to our newsletter for the latest updates and resources ➡️ www.bto.org/get-involved... #Ornithology

Do you find recognising gulls tricky? 🤔 Join our expert team for our Gull ID training sessions in November ➡️ www.bto.org/training Our two-part, online Gull ID course has been carefully crafted to build your knowledge and confidence and make gull ID easier! #Ornithology

It's Friday. It's autumn. It must be time for the latest installment of our BTO Migration Blog! Find out what species to expect, and let us know if our predictions are up to scratch. www.bto.org/our-work/new... 📷 Grey Phalarope by Neil Calbrade/BTO @birdtrack.bsky.social

Fully funded PhD with me, @uniexecec.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social working on insectivorous bird declines - hopefully esp. House martin www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

1/2 Back in 2008, we transferred an oiled 🪶 Guillemot that was found in Margate to our friends & oiled bird specialists at RSPCA Mallydams. Their team washed it & fitted a @btobirds.bsky.social metal ring before sending it back to a life at sea 2 months later. Yesterday they were…

Take a look at the programme for our 2026 Annual Conference in Northampton! ➡️ www.bto.org/BTOConfe... From enigmatic Nightjars & disappearing Blackbirds to adventures with seabirds, the programme is packed with inspiring talks from BTO staff & special guests. 🐦 Book your place! #Ornithology

Well done these lads. It all started at @btobirds.bsky.social Youth Camp. @btocymru.bsky.social

We’re pleased to announce our CEO Juliet Vickery is now a Secretary of State Member of the @chilternsnl.bsky.social Conservation Board.🌳🐦 📷 Nick and team from The Chilterns Chalk, Cherries & Chairs project receiving a Marsh Award, alongside BTO CEO Juliet Vickery. Image by Nick Caro/BTO.

Species Focus: The Guillemot - Noisy yet agile, they are a staple of many cliff faces around the UK and Ireland during the breeding season! More to come in the week on these splendid seabirds... #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

This week's BTO Migration blog explores a recent arrival of drift migrants on the east coast, a record breaking influx of Glossy Ibis and what we might expect in the second half of September #ukbirding www.bto.org/our-work/new... Glossy Ibis by Philip Croft

Now that we've reached the end of the first survey season, make sure you enter your data by 21st September in order to be included in this year’s analysis! This analysis is the core purpose of the project, and only data submitted by that deadline can contribute to the first year report. #cudyllcymru

Could you leave a lasting gift for birds? Find out Tom and Muriel's story. www.bto.org/giftsinwills 📹 Video description: Tom and Muriel describing their passion for birds, their concern for their future and leaving a legacy to BTO. #RememberACharity #GiftsInWills

As the autumn wader passage builds, now is the perfect time to brush up on your ID skills! Try out this video by our expert team looking at Wood and Green Sandpipers. ➡️ bit.ly/WGSandpipers See all our Bird ID Videos here ➡️ http://www.bto.org/a...

Eyes to the skies! Check out our latest Migration Blog, and tell us what you find this weekend. www.bto.org/our-work/new... 📷 Glossy Ibises by Philip Croft/BTO @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social

This Remember A Charity Week, find out more about how you can support our work with a legacy gift at www.bto.org/giftsinwills. Discover Haydn's story. #RememberACharityWeek #GiftsInWills

#BirdStudy welcomes submissions on all aspects of #ornithology, eg. distribution/abundance patterns; movements/dispersal; habitat effects; census, marking & tracking, behaviour; conservation. Main focus Europe, Atlantic, Afro-Palearctic Flyway, N Africa, but useful papers considered from any region.

We're at @wildsummituk.bsky.social today! Come and speak to us about our bird research, including tracking Cuckoos, and how you can get involved with important BTO surveys. #WildSummitUK @wclnews.bsky.social

On International Youth Day (12 August) our BTO Youth team kicked off the annual BTO Young Leaders Course in the New Forest bringing 12 young aspiring leaders together to celebrate youth-led leadership within the environment sector. 😀 Check out the blog ➡️ bit.ly/_YoungLeader...

🚨Calling all GBW participants in the north of England! 30 years of Garden BirdWatch: our Doncaster conference features expert talks, panels & discussion on garden wildlife ecology & conservation. Book your tickets 👉 www.bto.org/our-work/eve...

We'll be at @nhm-london.bsky.social Avian Odyssey on 20 September where Senior Research Ecologist Hugh Hanmer will be talking about the spread of the Usutu virus in Blackbirds in the UK. Join us & leaders in wildlife & bird research. Find out more: www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/... #Ornithology

We had a great Regional Network meeting at Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve at the weekend, discussing upcoming BTO projects and of course we slotted in some time for birding. 🐦 A huge thanks to our brilliant volunteers for joining us and for all the incredible work they do to support BTO! 😀

Tickets for our Conference are on sale to everyone. Take @iolowilliams.bsky.social’s advice and join us in Aberystwyth on October 25th @btocymru.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social birdsin.wales/2025-annual-...

If you take part in the Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey on your BBS square, or you are just interested in butterflies in general, why not book to come along to the FREE UKBMS 50th Anniversary Conference in Nottingham on Saturday 11 October? Find out more, including how to book your place below!

This #RememberACharityWeek we’re celebrating the incredible generosity of supporters who have remembered BTO in their Wills – enabling us to secure a brighter future for the UK's wild birds for generations to come. 🐦 Find out Pamela's story. www.bto.org/giftsinwills

Job Alert 📢 We're looking for a People (HR) Administrator to join BTO on a part-time permanent basis. Apply at www.bto.org/jobs £25,611 per annum (pro rata). Applications close on Sunday 28 September.

Have you ever wondered if birds can smell? From the smell of food to the smell of danger, Marc Gilles explores the surprising ways birds use this sense in their daily lives in the latest issue of BTO News! Become a member today to access exclusive content in our magazine➡️ www.bto.org/support-...

This Sunday is the first count of the core winter counting period of WeBS, which runs from Sept to March (inclusive). It's an exciting part of the year, with migrants arriving to overwinter in our relatively mild climate. So you never know what could turn up on your WeBS site!

New BirdTrack migration blog just landed! Read here: www.bto.org/our-work/new... #Ornithology

Bird conservation is only going to work if these species have healthy habitats to live in. Can citizen scientists help gather vital information on habitat condition? This new study investigates➡️ www.bto.org/citizen-science-habitat-monitoring #Ornithology #citsci @ukceh.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social

Calling South West #birders The BTO South West Conference is coming up, and it looks like a really interesting day Talks about locally important species by local and @btobirds.bsky.social speakers - & I'll be there speaking about #Wildlife Gardening More here: www.bto.org/our-work/eve...

(1/) As Breeding Bird Survey squares are randomly selected in order to try to prevent bias in recording, some squares are situated in upland areas, and can be quite challenging to survey. This thread explores that! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology

BOU BIRDS AND PEOPLE CONFERENCE APRIL 2025 The deadline for talk submissions has now passed, but you can still apply for a poster or bluesky presentation. We've already had a lot of applications so I think this will be a well attended conference! @rspbscience.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social

With the seabird breeding season ending, and many species returning to sea or their wintering grounds, it’s the perfect opportunity to submit your breeding data to the Seabird Monitoring Programme! (deadline: end of October) #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

1/ Calling UK birders! 📢 We need your vital help to fill data gaps for bird populations outside the breeding season via the Winter Bird Survey ➡️www.bto.org/winbs #Ornithology #UKBirding

All our autumn events are now ready for bookings on our webpage. If you'd like to know more about our surveys or build your ID skills, be sure to sign up to an online or in-person session! ➡️ www.bto.org/cymru-events #BirdingWales

Here is the answer to last week’s Commic Tern Quiz! Let us know how you did in the comments and get out spotting these aerial acrobats before they’re gone until next year! #Seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social

Last chance to apply! 📢 We're looking for a Seabird Monitoring Programme Organiser. For the full job role and to apply visit www.bto.org/jobs Deadline for applications is Monday 8 September. #Ornithology @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social

Sound on 🔊 Over the last few months our team released 56 headstarted Curlew in Norfolk! 🙌 The birds are already visiting the coastlines and moving around nicely.

What are the BTO Cuckoos up to? 🤔⬇️ Follow the birds and receive updates at www.bto.org/cuckoos #Ornithology

If you haven’t already done so, please submit your 2025 BBS and WBBS data to us by the end of this weekend. The deadline to submit your data is 31 August, which is this Sunday! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience