Read the latest updates from our Cuckoos on their epic migration between the UK and tropical Africa, or track their movements in real-time on our Cuckoo migration map. If you enjoy these updates, ...

The publications We had a fantastic response to our for contributions for a special issue of Bird Study, documenting and exploring the impacts of the unprecedented recent outbreaks of Highly ...

Garden Warbler is one of Britain's most nondescript birds earning it the true moniker of little brown job. A warbler of dense scrub understorey and woodland edge, the Garden Warbler is more often ...

Pied Flycatcher is a localised summer migrant, arriving from mid April; autumn passage includes many continental birds and extents through August, September and early October. The graph shows when the ...

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Join BTO Scotland's Steve Willis for a walk around RSPB Marwick Head looking for seabirds, waders, ducks and much more! Part of Orkney Nature Festival.

A rare (less than annual) visitor from its Arctic breeding grounds, the Snowy Owl is probably best known to many as 'Hedwig' from the Harry Potter films. A celebrated pair bred for eight years on the ...

A quintessential sound of the seaside, the beautiful pearly-grey backed and pink-legged Herring Gull is perhaps one of our most familiar. The Herring Gull feeds mainly on marine vertebrates and ...

Leach's Petrel is a very localised breeder, though is rarely seen during the breeding season. Most records are in autumn and come from storm-blown individuals on the coast and occasionally inland. The ...

Read reviews of the books we hold in the Chris Mead Library, written by our in-house experts. A selection of book reviews also features in our members’ magazine, BTO News. Lynx have had a long-term ...

With its striking black, white and red plumage, the Great Spotted Woodpecker's characteristic drumming display can be heard in woodlands across all but the most northerly regions of Britain. The ...

Our smallest owl, the Little Owl was introduced from Europe in the late 1800s, subsequently colonising England and parts of Wales. This is a sedentary species, remaining in the same place summer and ...