Since our last update a week ago, Arthur continued to move south through Morocco into Western Sahara. He then flew through southern Mauritania and western Mali, before arriving in eastern Senegal just ...

The Common Gull is a medium-sized gull, with a dark grey back and upperwings and yellowish-green bill and legs. This species breeds in the north and west of both Britain and Ireland with a preference ...

Throughout the year we send out press and media releases to individuals and organisations who have signed up to receive these. This page holds details of the press releases posted over the past two ...

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 ...

Godwits are large, elegant waders and relatively common in the right habitats at certain times of the year. The two commonly encountered species, Black-tailed and Bar-tailed Godwit, should be ...

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 ...

The Stock Dove is an arguably underrated bird, despite being a neat and rather pretty species. Smaller than the similar-looking Woodpigeon, and lacking white in the wing, the species is often ...

Waterbirds in the UK presents the summarised results of the annual WeBS report, and full data available via the WeBS Report Online. It provides a single, comprehensive source of information on the ...

Cheeping flocks of House Sparrow once tumbled from untidy nests and wallowed in urban dust baths. Now the species is in decline and has been on the UK Red List since 2002. Colonial nesters, the male ...

This large brown and white shearwater, with its languid flight, visits our waters during the late summer months. Cory's Shearwaters breed across the Atlantic archipelagos; the Azores, Canaries, ...

The Nest Record Scheme gathers vital information on the breeding success of Britain's birds by following the progress of individual nests. Nest Record Scheme volunteers can view and enter data using ...

The Blackbirds in Gardens project will help us understand how Blackbirds use gardens, and the potential effects of the Usutu virus on their population in the UK. Update: The 2025 survey season has now ...