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The WeBS and GSMP Partnerships WeBS is a partnership jointly funded by BTO, RSPB and JNCC, with fieldwork conducted by volunteers and previous support from WWT. The permanent members of the WeBS ...
Working with our publishing partner Taylor & Francis, we have brought together a suite of scientific studies across two issues of Bird Study that both document the spread and impact of high ...
Read an article on the provisional findings from the first year of the project, from Bird Table magazine.; About Blackbirds in Gardens. Blackbirds are a common bird in gardens across the UK, from ...
The Middle East is something of an international stepping stone for both migratory birds and people travelling between Europe, Africa and Asia. For birdwatchers stopping over in this part of the world ...
Southern, H.N. 1951. Change in status of the Bridled Guillemot after ten years. Proceedings of Zoological Society of London ...
BTO participated in species research and monitoring underpinning a landscape restoration project in Belarus and Ukraine, aimed at protecting and restoring the wetland wilderness of Polesia. It was a ...
Improving recording qualityIt is crucial to capture the best quality field recordings possible. The better the quality of recordings, the better the Acoustic Pipeline will perform, but also the better ...
Report birds with rings, tags or other marks. You can report rings and tags found on live or dead birds. This contributes valuable data to our research, helping our researchers determine bird ...
The same group of experts undertook a parallel exercise to assess the extinction risk of all bird species for Great Britain (the geographical area at which all other taxa are assessed) using the ...
Only choose a box made from an insulating material such as wood or a special waterproof wood/concrete compound.Don’t choose a box made from dense materials like metal or ceramics as the interior can ...
Monitoring bird populations. Although we have been ringing birds in Britain and Ireland for over 100 years, we are still discovering new facts about migration routes and wintering areas.However, the ...
About ringing permitsThere are four classes of ringing permits in the UK. All ringers start out as a Trainee and hold a T-permit. Once enough experience has been gained in one or more modules, ringers ...