Ruff can be tricky waders to identify, with their variable size and plumage. However, by learning how to recognise Ruff in their various guises through this video, you’ll be able to pick them out with ...

Newson, S. & Austin, G,. 2022. Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo. Natural England Report Natural England ...

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 ...

Cleeve has spent the past six weeks or so in much the same area along the northern Nigeria border, with little sign of movement. However, in the last few days he has covered around 1,200 km (745 miles ...

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 ...

BirdTrack is an exciting project, through a partnership between the BTO, the RSPB, Birdwatch Ireland, the Scottish Ornithologists' Club and the Welsh Ornithological Society, that looks at migration ...

The Breeding Bird Survey is the main scheme for monitoring the population changes of the UK’s common and widespread breeding birds. BBS volunteers can view and enter data through the online portal.

Commonly referred to as the UK Red List for birds, this is the fifth review of the status of birds in the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, published in December 2021 as Birds of Conservation ...

May and June are busy times for Blue Tits. With eggs to incubate and young chicks getting bigger by the day, the demand for food is constant. Whilst these months mark the end of their breeding season, ...

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, ...

Commonly referred to as the Ringing Report, these summaries provide information on the numbers of birds ringed and reports (recoveries) of ringed birds received for the whole Ringing Scheme, covering ...

All birds are protected in some form, but some species have additional protection during the breeding season as do their nests, eggs and dependent young. To disturb these you must obtain a special ...