Bird ringing generates information on the survival, productivity and movements of birds, helping us to understand why populations are changing. Please report ringed birds to us using the Euring app.

Commonly referred to as the UK Red List for birds, the status of birds has now been reviewed five times, covering the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. The latest review was published in December ...

Zino's Petrel breeds on Madeira and is Europe's rarest seabird. It is an exceptionally rare visitor to British and Irish waters. The group of Pterodroma petrels to which Zino's Petrel belongs present ...

The American wood warblers are similar in in size, shape and habits to the old world warblers, to which they are not at all related, though they are generally rather more colourful, particularly the ...

The vireos are a group of migratory warbler-like birds of the Americas. Birds of the tree canopy, they have relatively dull plumage, a robust build and heavy bills. Although they feed largely on ...

As the name suggests, the three species of Tropicbird are usually to be found wandering the tropical oceans. They are very distinctive white birds with two long tail streamers. Their supposed ...

Species in the table that are marked with an asterisk are ones for which we particularly wish to encourage more monitoring because although they are common we receive relatively few records for them.

The RippleNI Project aims to engage new people with their local wildlife in Northern Ireland. This is a three-year pilot project that started in 2022, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Key ...

The following sections cover the general requirements for using the Acoustic Pipeline and the technical specification of the hardware, software and audio file format. To use the BTO Acoustic Pipeline, ...

Give some of your spare time to helping us to look after and improve the reserve and join one of our two work parties each month. No skills required - just reasonable fitness and bags of enthusiasm - ...

How beautifully Burns uses the cuckoo to conjure up the image of spring in Scotland. You’ll also find plenty of references to ‘gowks’, the old word for ‘Cuckoo’ or ‘fool’ in the poems of Burns and ...

Frigatebirds are highly maneuverable aerial predators of tropical waters. The five species all breed in large colonies in trees on tropical islands. During courtship the males (which are mostly black) ...