BTO Christmas card featuring a Robin by Dennis Harle, 1965 The tradition of sending Christmas cards was begun in 1843 by the civil servant Sir Henry Cole (1808–1882), who commissioned his friend, the ...

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 ...

A key step in understanding the possible impacts of a proposed windfarm development is to identify potential interactions between seabird breeding colonies and the proposed development areas. Such ...

Bird Table is our quarterly magazine for Garden BirdWatchers (GBW), sent out to those participants who support the project through an annual subscription. It features articles on garden bird ecology, ...

Common and Arctic Terns are very similar in appearance and habits - so much so that they are often referred to as 'Commic Terns' when they can't be told apart! However, with practice, it is possible ...

Further information about methods for taking biometrics measurements can be found in Chapter 11 of the Ringers' Manual.

Our provisional results show many more 10-km squares to be occupied compared with the 1988-91 Breeding Atlas. In Britain 30% more 10-km squares are occupied, and in Ireland the figure is 68%. Some of ...

Birds and fruiting plants have a strong and often mutually beneficial relationship, with birds taking advantage of the nutritious food source and plants utilising the birds to spread their seeds.

For migrant birds, there are both ‘push’ and ‘pull’ factors that drive their migration. Typically, it’s a mix of factors. Different species also migrate at different times, and in different ways - in ...

A pair of Hoopoes succeeded in raising three young from a nest in farmland in Leicestershire and Rutland. This distinctive species from southern Europe, its plumage a combination of salmon-pink and ...

That is why for the past few years I‘ve been trying my best to interest other young people in the wonderful birds and wildlife that can be found in the UK. Ultimately, without a next generation of ...

A new report published today by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), in partnership with RSPB and JNCC, reveals impacts of Avian Influenza on Mute Swans across the UK. The Wetland Bird Survey ...