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

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It's not often you see real change from academic research.

But it's encouraging to see ordered beta regression--a side project--impact studies in other fields.

This paper used ordbetareg to study bird species traded in pet markets 😡. Important work!

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Great to see our new paper out in @conbiology.bsky.social led by Oscar Morton. We found that Key Biodiversity Areas are disproportionately important for the conservation of traded bird species.

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@stubutchart.bsky.social @keybiodiversity.bsky.social

Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persist...

Key Biodiversity Areas are among the most important sites for nature globally. Our new paper reviews their history, describes the current network of >16500 sites and summarises their growing use by policymakers, governments and businesses onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

For years, experts have warned that nature loss would become a security threat.

Now a national security assessment confirms it: biodiversity collapse risks food shortages, economic instability and global disorder.

Nature underpins our global safety. So why is UK Government failing to protect it?

🚨We're seeking information on Globally Threatened Birds!🚨

We collate up-to-date information used to evaluate the classification of each bird species on the IUCN Red List.🦜

Our team have opened discussions for 90 species until 25 January.🗺️

Contribute here👉 forums.birdlife.org/red-list-cha...

New paper out! 🐦📊

We realease AVONICHE, a global dataset with detailed information on the proportional use of 32 foraging niches, combining dietary categories with the behaviours and substrates used to access resources.

Openly access the paper and data in GEB: doi.org/10.1111/geb....

Hi Matt, I’m an ECR in biogeography and related fields. Could you please add me? Thanks!

Book cover for Reproducible Code guide. The cover has a red background with a large yellow-bodied black-headed stag beetle.

Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!

Advert for my talk titled “The effectiveness of Key Biodiversity Areas in representing global biodiversity.” The talk is 16:45-17:00 on Wednesday 17th. Tom Lansley.

I’m excited for #BES2025 in Edinburgh next week. My talk on @keybiodiversity.bsky.social is on Wednesday. Come and say hi if you want to discuss birds, research, or what I should do when I finish my PhD at @sheffielduni.bsky.social in a few months!

ACCE+ DLA programme: Landscape-scale drivers and limits of endangered species spatial and temporal distribution at University of Sheffield on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - ACCE+ DLA programme: Landscape-scale drivers and limits of endangered species spatial and temporal distribution at University of Sheffield, listed on FindAPhD.com

🦜 New PhD project with @ACCE_DTP and project partners Macaw Recovery Network and Longleat — using bioacoustics data to help conserve one of the Neotropics’ most charismatic parrots, the Critically Endangered Great Green Macaw.

Find out more about ACCE+ DLA and how to apply 👉 accedtp.ac.uk

🚨The European Parliament just rejected the #Forest Monitoring Law 🚨

The proposal was a much-needed piece of legislation, essential to better understanding the state of Europe’s forests and how best to tackle their current breakdown.

Our reaction 👇

Check out the new Key Biodiversity Areas website at www.keybiodiversityareas.org. Helpful guidance on what KBAs are, how they are being used by governments & other end-users, how to get involved, unprecedented access to the full dataset etc. @keybiodiversity.bsky.social @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social

Well, it's official. After our paper last year (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....), the Slender-billed Curlew is officially declared Extinct today.

Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology

New on global conservation science:

Most bird species overlap with Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs), yet gaps remain, especially for northern and temperate species. Expanding KBA coverage could better safeguard global avian diversity.

Lansley et al. in Conservation Biology doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

BrewDog sells Lost Forest after series of tree-planting controversies Brewdog has announced it has sold its “Lost Forest” after 250,000 of the trees it planted on the Scottish estate died ...

This complete shambles is a useful reminder of why companies who say "Don't worry about the carbon, we're planting trees for that" should be treated with scepticism.

In tribute to Dame Jane Goodall, a conservation legend Today, we pay tribute to conservation hero Dame Jane Goodall (1934-2025).

Celebrating the life of a conservation legend. 🕊️

Today, we reflect on the extraordinary life of Dame Jane Goodall (1934 - 2025). Jane was a world-renowned expert on chimpanzees and a passionate advocate for community-led conservation action. 🌿

Read more here: www.birdlife.org/news/2025/10...

Conservation will have its greatest impact if we target it at sites which have global significance. A study just out shows we are missing half of these sites on average in most countries. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
All countries need to update their Key Biodiversity Area networks

Celebrating #WorldRiversDay !💧

Rivers not only provide fresh water but also serve as rich habitats for countless species and sustain the livelihoods of millions of people worldwide.🦆

Read more about river @keybiodiversity.bsky.social in our article here👉 www.birdlife.org/news/2025/09...

This is a game changer for marine conservation. Now we need to build on the momentum and designate high seas marine protected areas to conserve Key Biodiversity Areas @keybiodiversity.bsky.social

The contribution of other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) to protecting global biodiversity - Nature Communications Many countries aim to protect 30% of their land and seas by 2030 using a mix of traditional protected areas and “other effective area-based conservation measures” (OECMs), which often prioritize local...

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Long-term changes in the abundance levels of terrestrial bird populations attributable to climate change and human pressure.

Heterogenous and persistent impacts of hot temperature extremes on the interannual growth rate of terrestrial bird population abundance.

As humans face record-breaking heatwaves, our new research led by Max Kotz shows intensified heat extremes caused a 25–38% decline in the level of abundance of
tropical birds since 1950. These impacts often exceed those of average temperature rise and direct human pressures.
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Me presenting my research

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View over the forest at Lamington National Park

I had a great time in Brisbane at @iccb2025.bsky.social presenting my first and second PhD chapters. I was even a finalist for best presentation at the conference!

I saw so many old friends, met great new people, and heard so much cool science.

#ICCB2025

À la rencontre des pollinisateurs du Parc national de forêts YouTube video by Pollinis

Here's a short video (in English) all about my two years of research on wild pollinators in France's newest national park!

We're talking protected areas, forest networks, roadsides and legislation. Hope you enjoy! 🐝

In most of the world day-to-day weather variations are still much larger than long-term global warming.

As a result, both daily record highs and daily record lows remain common.

However as the world warms, new daily record highs consistently far outnumber new daily record lows.

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Flamingos use water tornadoes to hunt prey Flamingos actively hunt prey using swirling water vortices created by their feet, necks and beaks, new research shows. By stirring sediment and 'chattering' their beaks, they concentrate and capture live prey such as brine shrimp. This challenges their image as passive feeders and could inspire technologies for water filtration, microplastic removal and mud-walking robots.

Flamingos actively generate miniature underwater whirlpools to trap and capture live prey, according to new research:

The status, threats and conservation of Critically Endangered species - Nature Reviews Biodiversity Species classified as Critically Endangered are at greatest risk of extinction, and their preservation and recovery are crucial to meeting global biodiversity aims. This Review assesses the geographic...

New paper reviewing the world's 10,443 Critically Endangered species: their status, distribution threats and the actions needed for their recovery
www.nature.com/articles/s44...

We've just launched AviList! - the new unified global taxonomic checklist for the world's birds, developed through the Working Group on Avian Classification, including BirdLife, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, IOC and others @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social www.avilist.org