Putting up nest boxes gives you the chance to help birds while enjoying watching any breeding birds that you attract to your garden or green space. Learn about building, buying and siting boxes, and ...

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 ...

Harris, S.J., Massimino, D., Balmer, D.E., Kelly, L., Noble, D.G., Pearce-Higgins, J.W., Woodcock, P., Wotton, S. & Gillings, S. 2022. The Breeding Bird Survey 2021 ...

Bird ringing generates information on the survival, productivity and movements of birds, helping us to understand why populations are changing. It usually takes a year or more, ringing regularly with ...

Counts are made annually at around 2,850 wetland sites of all habitats; estuaries and large stillwaters predominate. Some sites are large and split into separate count sectors. Monthly coordinated ...

Phenology is the study of timing of events in an organism’s life-cycle. Because ringers handle birds throughout the year they can collect information on the timing of various aspects of birds lives to ...

The UK hosts internationally important numbers of wintering waterbirds. One of the principal aims of WeBS is to provide data to facilitate their conservation. To facilitate the greatest possible use ...

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The Barn Owl's endearing appearance and readiness to hunt in daylight has made this species one of Britain's most popular birds. This species has a distinctively heart-shaped face, grey-buff wings and ...

It’s been another busy week of migration, with a spell of easterly winds resulting in some interesting movements of birds through Britain. As we have often mentioned in the migration blog, easterly ...

Pink-footed Goose is one of the so-called 'grey' geese, smaller and more compact than the more common Greylag, with a higher pitched call. The entire Icelandic and eastern Greenlandic population of ...

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 ...