Many of the wild fruits and berries eaten by birds are dangerous for humans. Birds are able to consume them safely because they have evolved different metabolic tolerances to toxins and different ...
Spring and autumn can be exciting times for any birder. Thanks to data submitted by volunteers to BirdTrack, we are able to follow the arrival and departure of migrants through the seasons. During the ...
Climate change is a major threat to biodiversity, and migratory birds such as the Swallow and Willow Warbler are particularly vulnerable, due partly to their reliance on reliable sources of food and ...
The disease, known more widely as bird flu, has been detected in several species of wild bird in recent weeks and scientists are keen to map the disease’s spread and impacts across the UK this winter.
After an autumn that has been dominated by quite strong westerly winds, we finally saw a change in the weather recently with a few days of easterly winds. This brought a nice mix of migrants to the ...
If you record a species that is rarely encountered within a bird recording area, BirdTrack will prompt you to supply a description so that the local recorder / records committee can assess the ...
I ended last week’s blog by suggesting that the window of south-easterly winds over the weekend could lead to an arrival of migrants on the east coast and fortunately there was some truth in that. The ...
Mid August may feel like summer to many people, especially as I write this in the midst of the latest heatwave, but in birding terms autumn is already well underway. The first waves of autumn wader ...
Satellite technology is helping scientists from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) to better understand the pressures that the UK’s breeding Cuckoos face as they make annual migrations of 16,000 ...
The latest review was published in December 2021, as Birds of Conservation Concern 5 (BOCC5). This updates the last assessment in 2015. Using standardised criteria, experts from a range of bird NGOs, ...
Every 20 years or so volunteer birdwatchers carry out a complete stock-take of the birds of Britain and Ireland for the Bird Atlas. Bird Atlas 2007–11 was one of the most ambitious volunteer projects ...
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