We have just updated our guidance on what and when to feed garden birds: Feed seasonally. Feed safely.
To reduce disease, we all need to make some urgent but simple changes to how we feed our garden birds.
RSPB scientist @richgreg3.bsky.social explains more: tinyurl.com/mnt284ck
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Utterly fantastic news. With the invaluable help of supporters and members, the Dorset Wildlife Trust have secured Upton Heath! Priceless habitat saved by wonderful people....
www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/upton-h...
Our new study, led by Sergi Herrando (EBCC chair, @ICOcells) published in Conservation Biology, shows that it is possible to create frequent and regular maps showing where farmland birds are disappearing across Europe by using the data from the Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme (PECBMS).
More shocking results on UK Butterfly decline. an amazing dataset covering 50 years gives us a unique insight to the fate of these invaluable indicators
How to feed your garden birds without spreading disease
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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
Thanks Rob - I guess my point was that 'aerial' birds e.g. hirundines, swift, birds of prey, gulls, crows, doves etc are recorded separately in the BBS method - but are an important part of that local breeding bird community in a 1x1km square. Feels very odd to exclude them to me? 🐦
Biodiversity shapes life on Earth - and it’s disappearing fast. Why does it matter, what’s driving the losses, and how can we turn things around? Watch our new film to hear from UCL experts tracking biodiversity change, building innovative tools, and driving nature‑positive solutions. bit.ly/4aNfrGA
Fascinating🗒️@r-cooke.bsky.social & insights looking forwards - Methods say BBS "Counts were included from distance bands 1 to 3 (0–25 m, 25–100 m, >100 m); flyovers were excluded." But it would be a big mistake to exclude flying birds as an important part of the British avifauna. Is this a typo?
“Half of calories produced on croplands are available for people to eat. The calories ‘lost’ to inefficiency of the food system (49.9%) is enough to support 7.2 billion people [pa]
Beef production is the largest source of calories lost by converting feed to food”
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Does genetic diversity help species keep up with, or tolerate, climate change? 🌡️🌍
Our new BioShifts paper shows that high genetic diversity 🧬:
1) Reduces range contractions under fast warming
2) Accelerates range expansion under moderate warming
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Discovering and protecting cryptic biodiversity: A case study of a previously undescribed, vulnerable bird species in Japan url: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Birding in the Brecks yesterday- stone curlew, goshawk, sparrowhawk, buzzard, woodlark, firecrest, redpoll, siskin & great views of multi-coloured crossbills drinking from a tiny puddle in the forest - photos @alicegroom.bsky.social
Press release associated with our new paper on the decline of many species of raptors in central South Africa, revealed by road transects
phys.org/news/2026-03...
paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
photo by @megmurg.bsky.social
The image announces the publication of the Seabird Population Trends and Causes of Change: 1986-2024 report. The main image displays a pair of Kittiwakes and features the logos of the SMP, BTO, JNCC, and RSPB.
We’re pleased to announce the release of the 2024 Seabird Monitoring Programme report, in partnership with JNCC, in association with the RSPB.
Click here to read the report: www.bto.org/our-work/sci...
Read on for key findings ⬇️
#seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
The first-ever Land Use Framework for England published ⬇️
A progressive forward look at how we might balance nature recovery, food production, housing, energy and transport to meet societal needs @rspbscience.bsky.social
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Nine changes needed to deliver a radical transformation in biodiversity measurement | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... @rspbscience.bsky.social @uclcber.bsky.social 🐦
PNAS – Nine changes needed to deliver a radical transformation in biodiversity measurement by William J. Sutherland, Neil D. Burgess, Scott V. Edwards, et al. Read now!
Addressing global biodiversity loss needs more than data collection. A new PNAS Perspective from the 2025 US–UK Scientific Forum outlines 9 changes to improve how biodiversity is measured and used for conservation.
Read now: https://ow.ly/BH5Q50YsXUY
Forum: https://ow.ly/U5ZV50YsUTK
An image of a Turtle Dove perched on a branch. It has a streaky neck, a pinkish body and a red eye.
(1/) The purring song of Turtle Dove is not a sound that is heard in many parts of the UK nowadays. This species declined by 99% between 1967 and 2023. It is now mainly restricted to southeast England. @btobirds.bsky.social JNCC @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience
New🗒️ just out - A review of bird monitoring in Africa: present state and future prospects, led by Phil Atkinson of
@btobirds.bsky.social
#Ornithology
#AfricanOrnithology
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Firecrest on a spruce branch Photo: iStockphoto platform (order no. 2107610565)
New article! Kustusch et al. Assessing abundance and habitat preferences of Goldcrest Regulus regulus and Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla using passive acoustic monitoring and point-count surveys in temperate forest ecosystem in Poland.
ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view... #ornithology #OpenAccess
The annual get together of Butterfly recorders in the UK is fast approaching and the programme is out. Follow the link to see all the talks, we can't wait to hear them!
Reserve your free space here - buff.ly/64eUFQf
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It’s time for the UK Government to license gamebird shooting in England and give Hen Harriers and other birds of prey the protection they deserve.
Please contact your MP today and help stop the illegal killing of these incredible birds. action.rspb.org.uk/page/185536/...
A male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in a Kentish wood
Workshop attendees enjoying the sight and sound of a pair of Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers
Attendees at the 2026 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker workshop
LSW habitat, Kent
The RBBP were delighted to be part of the fantastic workshop on Lesser Spotted Woodpecker monitoring & research, organised by @lesserspotnet.bsky.social in Kent at the weekend. There’s amazing progress being made by enthusiasts across England and Wales #ornithology #UKbirding
Another report, the same story – but louder.
We're way off track.
With just four years left until 2030, the UK’s Seventh National Report shows we’re failing 19 out of 23 nature targets.
It’s more proof that progress simply isn’t keeping pace with reality 👇
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
