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 ...

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 ...

Cuckoo Jim has certainly motored on since we last checked in with him on 17 June. He has flown approximately 670 km (416 miles) south in just three days and is following the path of Sussex Cuckoo ...

Southern, H.N. 1951. Change in status of the Bridled Guillemot after ten years. Proceedings of Zoological Society of London.

More streaked than spotted, this small grey-brown, long-winged flycatcher is a dashing bird of woodland, parks and gardens.The Spotted Flycatcher is amongst the last of our summer visitors to arrive, ...

The Red Kite was persecuted to the point of extinction in Britain, just about hanging on in Wales, but a late 20th century reintroduction programme has transformed the fortunes of this species.With ...

About Garden BirdWatch BTO has run the year-round Garden BirdWatch scheme since 1995, and thousands of people across the UK contribute their sightings each week. Gardens are really important habitats ...

Compare this high level of parental care with that of the Purple Sandpiper - a diminutive wader that visits our rocky shorelines in winter. Purple Sandpipers breed in the high Arctic and, remarkably, ...

The process of ‘genetic replacement’ that threatens the Rock Dove is happening in many different species as humans move animals and plants around the world. It is part of an increasingly homogenised ...

Why can’t Cuckoos change their clocks? Previous research looking at patterns across many species has shown that, in general, the timing of departure from the wintering grounds is the major determinant ...