Last chance to apply to join BTO as a Senior Research Ecologist working on our #ClimateChange research portfolio! Apply online at www.bto.org/jobs
📆 Application deadline: Sunday 26 April.
📝 £44,637 per annum. #Ornithology
Two young people are outside looking into the distance with binoculars. Wording below reads: BTO Work Experience. 29 June - 03 July 2026. www.bto.org/jobs. The BTO Youth logo is top right of the image.
Last chance to apply for work experience at BTO➡️ bit.ly/WorkExp2026
This is for young people currently studying for their GCSEs or A-levels, aged 14 to 18. We're also delighted to be able to provide local group accommodation & travel bursaries.
📆Application deadline: Sunday 26 April 2026.
A map showing the migration of Cuckoo Jim from the UK to Africa and back again, with his current location in the UK. A headshot of Cuckoo Jim features, alongside the wording: After making his way steadily north through France, Jim launched across The Channel from Bayeux and arrived on the coast near Worthing on 16 April! From here, he headed to West Sussex, and is just 7 miles from where he was tagged last May.
Another BTO Cuckoo has touched down in the UK! 🙌
To sponsor a Cuckoo and follow their migrations on our interactive map visit www.bto.org/cuckoos. Thank you. 💚 #Ornithology #UKBirding 🪶
An image of a Bullfinch is shown. It has a pink belly and a black cap. It is perched on the ground. A map of England is shown. It features a downward arrow, which states that this species declined across England by 43% 1995-2024. A map of Scotland is shown, with an arrow that says this species increased by 55% across Scotland between 1995-2024. The title says: ‘Bullfinch trends’. The BBS logo also features a drawing of a Goldfinch.
(1/) Two shy but colourful species with pink in their plumage, Bullfinch and Jay, are currently showing signs of contrasting fortunes in different parts of the UK. Read on to find out more about these often sought after species. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social
The graphic displays an image of a Cormorant with the English and Latin names (Phalacrocorax carbo). Key facts about their wingspan, lifespan, diet, number of eggs laid, time of year to see them, and the number of pairs in the UK are included.
At a glance, Cormorants might seem drab, but closer inspection reveals some incredible plumage and facial features!
Learn more about them in the graphic below and by visiting their BTO BirdFacts page: www.bto.org/learn/about-... #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
It's great to see this brood of Dunnock growing well! Monitored for the @btobirds.bsky.social #NestRecordScheme. @wildbarley.bsky.social
1/ The latest 2024/25 Waterbirds in the UK report has just been published and can be viewed online www.bto.org/wituk 🎉
Physical copies will be reaching your doorsteps very soon! 🗞️
To view the updated numbers and trends, visit www.bto.org/webs-reporting
#Ornithology #CitSci
Join our BTO HQ in Thetford, Norfolk as a permanent Maintenance Technician. Apply at britishtrustforornithology.postingpanda.uk/job/856300
Deadline for applications: Sunday 19 April.
Northern Brown Argus butterfly on a thistle and headline 50 years of butterfly monitoring data reveal specialist species disappearing across UK
Pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly on bluebells
Extraordinary dataset of 44 million+ records of UK #butterflies collected by 782,000 volunteers in the past 50 years shows many species are in long-term decline eg Pearl-bordered Fritillary.
@ukbms.bsky.social is run by @savebutterflies.bsky.social, UKCEH, @btobirds.bsky.social, and JNCC.
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An image of a Great Spotted Woodpecker is shown. It is a mainly black and white bird with a creamy white breast. It has a red belly. It has two white spots on its back. A map of the UK is shown. The text says: Woodpeckers: Great Spotted Woodpecker 124% increase 1995-2024 UK. The BBS logo also features a drawing of a Goldfinch.
(1/) It’s hammer time! Great Spotted Woodpeckers continue to increase across the UK. This distinctive species is even being seen more regularly in Northern Ireland, where it used to be very scarce. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience
The graphic shows a Puffin with its English and Latin names (Fratercula arctica). There is a key facts box on the graphic that covers their wingspan, lifespan, diet, breeding behaviour, seasonality, and UK breeding abundance.
Perhaps our most familiar and charismatic auks, these bright-billed burrow nesters certainly catch the eye!
Find out more about Puffins in the graphic below and by visiting their BTO BirdFacts page: www.bto.org/learn/about-... #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Today (14 April) is the last chance to apply for this exciting opportunity to join BTO as Director of Country Operations! Apply at britishtrustforornithology.postingpanda.uk/job/854950
(1/) According to the 2025 BBS Report, finches are fluctuating in England. The fortunes of 3 familiar species that regularly visit gardens, Greenfinch, Chaffinch & Goldfinch are changing. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience
A map showing the migrations of Cuckoo Sayaan from the UK to Africa via Italy and back again, with his current location in Spain. A headshot of Cuckoo Sayaan features, alongside the wording: Sayaan departed Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), and after crossing the Sahara, he left the Algerian coast, skirted past the island of Ibiza, and reached the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park in the Pyrenees in Spain.
A map showing the migration of Cuckoo Jim from the UK to Africa and back again, with his current location in France. A headshot of Cuckoo Jim features, alongside the wording: Jim left Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and travelled around 2,734 miles. He crossed the Sahara via Mali, Mauritania, Western Algeria and Morocco, powered through Spain, crossed the Bay of Biscay, and arrived in France.
A map showing the migration of Cuckoo Ashok from the UK to Africa and back again, with his current location in France. A headshot of Cuckoo Ashok features, alongside the wording: Having spent a few days to the west of Valencia in early April, he continued north, crossed the Pyrenees and flew through France. He reached Suffolk on 7 April, but in less than 48 hours had flown 186 miles south and returned to France!
A map showing the migration of Cuckoo Arthur from the UK to Africa and back again is shown, with his current location in Suffolk. A headshot of Cuckoo Arthur features, alongside the wording: He’s made it to the UK! After arriving in Spain, Arthur headed across the Bay of Biscay and into France. Then he powered on, eventually crossed London overnight, and headed straight for Suffolk.
Where are the BTO Cuckoos? 🌍 One has touched down in the UK, another arrived but returned to France and the rest of our tagged birds are on their way!
Follow their migrations on our interactive map at www.bto.org/cuckoos #Ornithology
The Marsh Awards are supported by @marshawards.bsky.social and presented by @btobirds.bsky.social at the Society of Wildlife Artists Natural Eye exhibition at London’s Mall Galleries in the autumn. 🎨
A group photo of 2025 award winners and staff as they smile at the camera, with the Society of Wildlife Artists Natural Eye exhibition artwork on the wall in the background.
Know an inspiring ornithologist or birder? 🐦 Nominate them for a BTO or Marsh Award via www.bto.org/medals-awards
Whether a local group, individual, young person or dedicated BTO volunteer, these awards celebrate the incredible contributions that have been made to #ornithology. 🪶
📷Anthony Sajdler
The graphic displays images of six tern species, 5 commonly breeding in Britain and Ireland, and one which is out of place. This post reveals the answers to the previous post, with the out of place species being a Caspian Gull in the top centre position. The other terns are (from top left to bottom right) Little Tern, Common Tern, Arctic Tern, Roseate Tern, and Sandwich Tern
Here are the answers to the tern test...
How many did you get right, and did you spot the out-of-place Caspian Tern?! #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Our Chair @thelabandfield.bsky.social has found some real treasures in the archive @btobirds.bsky.social ! 🔎🌟
A Hoopoe on a log, photograph by Edmund Fellowes / BTO
Spring migration is hotting up after the warmer weather this week!
Find out all about which spring specialities to keep your eyes peeled for in our latest blog
➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/new...
and don't forget to submit your sightings to @birdtrack.bsky.social
📷 Hoopoe by Edmund Fellowes / BTO
A Mistle Thrush on the ground shows its brown back, greyish nape and crown and spotted breast and belly. To the left, white wording on a blue background reads: Out now! The latest population trends for breeding birds in the UK. The BBS logo featuring a Goldfinch is top right of the image.
1/ The 2025 BBS Report is out now! It was a record year for volunteers taking part, with 2,800+ visiting 4,058 survey squares across the UK, Channel Islands & Isle of Man. A huge thank you to our volunteers!
@btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology
Hello, please do submit nests as part of our Nest Record Scheme. You can find out how here: www.bto.org/get-involved...
Don't worry we included Blackbird in our Bird Sounds in early Spring Course! We hope you enjoy the training session. 🙂
Thanks so much for your dedication to @bto-gbw.bsky.social Beth!
A male Stonechat perches on the top of a plant with its bill open to sing, showing its black head and russet brown breast. Wording alongside reads: Bird Sound ID in Summer Course. When Wednesdays at 7pm & Thursdays at 10am or 7pm for set dates in April & May. Where Two online sessions.
Learn how identify different bird sounds in summer with this two-part online course led by our expert team. 🪶 Book a space ⬇️
Wednesday 29 April & 6 May, 7pm ➡️ bit.ly/3NPzWK7
Thursday 30 April & 7 May, 10am ➡️ bit.ly/4sgHIut
Thursday 30 April & 7 May, 7pm ➡️ bit.ly/4cb9pPf
#Ornithology #UKBirding
Thanks so much for taking part in @bto-gbw.bsky.social Terry!
A Blue Tit hangs from a tree branch appearing in the top of the image. Wording below reads: Garden BirdWatch. This spring, make your garden count.
Spring is an active time for garden birds. 🐦 By recording what species visit your garden each week, you can contribute to research on how populations are changing in the UK. 🪶 Just a few minutes, with little birding experienced needed.
Take part in BTO Garden BirdWatch ➡️ https://www.bto.org/gbw
Thanks so much for taking part!