Our first ever online ‘Welsh Waterbirds for Beginners’ course is now less than a week away! Book your place today on our website here: www.bto.org/our-work/eve...

Mae ein cwrs ar-lein newydd ‘Adar Dŵr Cymru i Ddechreuwyr’ bellach llai na wythnos i ffwrdd! Cofrestrwch heddiw ar ein gwefan yma: www.bto.org/our-work/eve...

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

Gethin from @btocymru.bsky.social will be running an “Introduction to Garden BirdWatch” online event to promote @bto-gbw.bsky.social on 4 November at 7pm. It is open to all regions. For more information please see the image of the flyer. To book your place go to www.bto.org/our-work/eve...

The largest flock of Glossy Ibis ever seen in #Wales heralded an unprecedented influx into Britain & Ireland. Plus other sightings from across #NorthWales, bookings open for the @birdsinwales.bsky.social Conference and finally my Swifts have left the building. www.birdnotes.wales/blog/swift-d...

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

Conference booking for non-members is now open! Details below. Mae tocynnau Cynhadledd i’r rhai nad sydd yn aelodau nawr ar gael! Manylion isod @rspbcymru.bsky.social @btocymru.bsky.social @iolowilliams.bsky.social birdsin.wales/2025-annual-...

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

Are you a beginner birder in mid-Wales who can count the birds at this small pond, which hasn’t been counted since 1993? If you think you can help please contact us via the "Contact the Local Organiser" button at app.bto.org/websonline/s... @btocymru.bsky.social

Don't miss the @birdsinwales.bsky.social conference this year, with @btobirds.bsky.social speakers! Book a space: birdsin.wales/2025-annual-... #birdingWales

2024 NE Wales Bird Report now available to download from @cofnod.org.uk Big thank you to all contributors. Majority of records via @birdtrack.bsky.social. @birdsinwales.bsky.social @btocymru.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social

Wales' fourth Pacific Golden Plover leads the cast of visitors in @northwaleslive.bsky.social BirdNotes. And as I ponder where the flocks of moulting Mute Swans originate, @btobirds.bsky.social ringers have the answer. 📷 @keelebirder.bsky.social. #BirdingWales www.birdnotes.wales/blog/mute-sw...

Join BTO Youth and staff for a FREE Raptor ID Walk up Mynydd Y Garth (Garth Mountain). We'll be on the look out for Buzzards, Sparrowhawks, Kestrels and falcons! 🦅 Book a space ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/eve... #BirdingWales

Ymunwch â staff a chynrychiolwyr BTO Youth am wâc cerdded rhad ac am ddim i fyny Mynydd y Garth. Byddwn yn edrych am Bwncath, Gwalch Glas, Cudyll Coch a Hebogiaid! Cofrestrwch yma ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/eve...

📣 Tickets for this year’s Conference ‘Hear it! See it! Record it! - Making Your Birding Count’ are now on sale to WOS members. General sale on September 1. Yet another reason to join WOS! @rspbcymru.bsky.social @btocymru.bsky.social birdsin.wales/2025-annual-...

📣 Mae tocynnau ar gyfer Cynhadledd eleni ‘Gwylio, Gwrando…a Chofnodi! Gwnewch i’ch Adara Gyfrif’ bellach ar werth i aelodau. Ar werth i bawb arall Medi 1af (Rheswm da arall i ymuno â WOS) @rspbcymru.bsky.social @btocymru.bsky.social birdsin.wales/2025-annual-...

A brilliant scheme for young people under 21, schools or universities who are in need of binoculars and other birding equipment. Request equipment or donate at www.bto.org/our-work/you... @opticron.bsky.social

Great to see Nightjar recorded for the Heathland Birds Survey in Wales! It's the last chance to survey for this species this month, can you help fill vacant sites near you? Take a look: www.bto.org/get-involved... #birdingwales

Have you heard Swift screaming parties? ✋😀Our historical @birdtrack.bsky.social data shows in July we reach peak Swift records! Come August, birds will begin their migration to their non-breeding grounds in Africa. 🌍 📷 Swift by Graham Catley/BTO

Join BTO Youth for a Girls Go Birding walk at Cardiff Bay and the wetlands reserve on Saturday 26 July. 🐦 Discover more and book a space 👉 www.bto.org/our-work/eve... #BirdingWales 🪶

Gethin from @btocymru.bsky.social was recently interviewed about SMP & the Kittiwakes of Mumbles Pier for the upcoming show 'Nôl o'r Dibyn' - a four part series co-production between S4C & the European Broadcasting Union focusing on wildlife mitigation projects in urban areas. 📺Keep a look out!👀

Not long left to nominate someone for the @birdsinwales.bsky.social Lifetime Achievement Award 2025!

Discover some of the statistically significant population trends from Wales from the latest @bbs-birds.bsky.social report. ⬇️ #BirdingWales

To all BTO volunteers, thank you for everything you do for birds and people. 💚🐦 Here's just some of the incredible volunteer contributions to our surveys in 2024. ⬇️ #VolunteersWeek

1/ Here's what the latest @bbs-birds.bsky.social report tells us about how species are faring in Wales. ⬇️🧵 #BirdingWales @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social

Can you help us survey Nightjar in Wales for the Heathland Birds Survey? Find a vacant survey site near you on the map on our website ➡️ www.bto.org/get-involved...

Pied Flycatcher! 🌳🐦 Wales's Oak woodlands are the breeding stronghold for this summer visitor but breeding populations can also be found in Scotland, and northern, central and south-west England. #Springwatch 📷 Pied Flycatcher by John Harding/BTO

Delighted to be taking part in this! Find out more on my website at www.wildlifekate.co.uk/cudyll-cymru

Our Young Bird Observatory Visitors programme applications are open! 🐦 Apply now ➡️ www.bto.org/ybov #Ornithology The closing date for our next review of applications is fast approaching! Apply by 23:59 on Sunday 15th June to be considered in our next round. 📷 Wood Warbler

Discover what our new raptor survey is all about as BTO's Charlotte visits Cudyll Cymru Champion @wildlifekate.bsky.social 🦅 You can follow Kate's survey updates on her channels & can sign up to take part in the survey yourself on our website ➡️ www.bto.org/cudyll-cymru #birdingWales

1/ Concerns for long-term bird populations are revealed in the latest Waterbirds in the UK report out now. Discover more ⬇️ and read the report ➡️ www.bto.org/webs-annual-report #Ornithology #citsci @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social

We are delighted to be sharing our new video with you today, which captures the work we are doing collectively at BTO to become more inclusive. 😀🐦 Find out more about this work at www.bto.org/inclusivity

(3/) Yellowhammer has declined across Wales by 74% since BBS began in the mid-1990s. Find out more about some of the possible reasons for this decline here: www.bto.org/learn/about-... @btocymru.bsky.social

🐦 The Breeding Bird Survey 2024 report is out - and there are worrying trends for some of Wales' species. ⚠️ Almost half of our most common native birds on land and freshwater have declined since the mid-1990s. 📖 Read full report here: www.bto.org/sites/defaul...

An alarming report but vital work by a huge team of volunteers. Adroddiad i beri gofid anferth ond gwaith allweddol gan dîm anferth o wirfoddolwyr Diolch @btocymru.bsky.social @bbs-birds.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social

Some notable findings from the @bbs-birds.bsky.social 2024 Report in Wales show that House Sparrows are increasing here, with populations almost doubling over the last 30 years, but Yellowhammer has declined by 74% in Wales since BBS began in the mid-1990s! www.bto.org/bbs-results #BirdingWales

Are you a birder in Wales who can help cover Ceibwr Bay, which hasn’t been counted for WeBS since 1972? If you think you can help please contact us via the "Contact the Local Organiser" button at app.bto.org/websonline/s... #WeBSSiteInsight #YourWeBSJourney @btocymru.bsky.social

BTO’s Charlotte Griffiths recently visited Cudyll Cymru Champion @wildlifekate.bsky.social (Kate MacRae) to talk about the project and check out her beautiful survey area! Stay tuned for more updates! 🦅 You can get involved with the survey too ➡️ www.bto.org/CudyllCymru #BirdingWales #citsci

First session out with #Fledgemore at @rspbcymru.bsky.social Gwenffrwd and Dinas Reserve monitoring #PiedFlycatchers for @btocymru.bsky.social RAS. Earliest ever eggs by about a week!

📢 BOU at #EOU2025 Join us for a woodland birds symposium on EOU registration day 18 August | Bangor University | #BOUatEOU Submit your abstract now! Deadline: 30 May bou.org.uk/event/woo...#EOU2025#BOUatEOUSPC: Stuart Sharp @piedflynet.bsky.social Daria Dadam & @parusradious.bsky.social #ornithology

There are Upland Rover BBS squares available, so if you like adventure and birding then this could be for you! Sign up ➡️ www.bto.org/our-science/... #BirdingWales

There could be worse vantage points for the @btobirds.bsky.social Cudyll Cymru survey of Welsh raptors I suppose 😊 @btocymru.bsky.social #birdingwales

We were on BBC Countryfile last night talking about our Raptor Monitoring Project Cudyll Cymru. You can discover how to take part in this survey on our website ➡️ www.bto.org/CudyllCymru and if you missed us on Countryfile, you can catch up on BBC iPlayer ➡️ www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Bird Camp in Wales is back! Join this free camp with BTO Youth and discover the wonder of birds with other young nature enthusiasts. 🐦🦋🌿 Apply now ➡️ www.bto.org/bird-camp #birdingWales

Mae Gwersyll Adar Cymru yn ôl! Mae'r gwersyll rhad ac am ddim hwn a drefnir gan BTO Youth yn gyfle gwych i ddarganfod rhyfeddod adar gyda phobl ifanc eraill sy'n frwd dros fyd natur. 🐦🦋🌿 Gwnewch gais nawr ➡️ www.bto.org/bird-camp

I was delighted to have my animated birds of prey guide feature in BTO News. I hope it’s useful for those taking part. Thanks to @btobirds.bsky.social @btocymru.bsky.social & Cudyll Cymru who helped fact check and translate to Welsh. Watch the animation here : youtube.com/@what_bird_i...

The iridescent colours! 😍 Starlings have a typical lifespan of around 5 years, but the oldest recorded bird from ringing for Britain & Ireland was 17 years, 7 months and 25 days old! Amazing to find out this information from #BirdRinging. #Birds

How have wintering Pochard numbers changed in Pembrokeshire over the last few decades? Read about here here in this short article: pembsavifauna.co.uk/2025/03/09/p...

Join BTO Youth in a beginner bird walk at Forest Farm Nature Reserve.👉 www.bto.org/community/ev... This event is designed for those who are new to birdwatching or looking to build confidence in identifying birds. 🐦 Hosted by BTO Youth Reps Ciera and Liliana. #BirdingWales @wtsww.bsky.social

If you live near the National Trust's Powis Castle, then we'd love to see you join our free Breeding Bird Survey training event that we'll be running there on April 5th. Sign up on our webpage today: www.bto.org/community/ev... @nationaltrust.bsky.social #BirdingWales