The Rare Breeding Birds Panel (RBBP), funded by JNCC, BTO & #RSPBScience , reveals how 101 rare & scarce native species are doing in the UK. The 2020 UK RBBP report is out.
Find out more: bit.ly/3gPLN9W
Report summary bit.ly/3FwYaC8
Image: @ Mark Thomas

Data from Breeding Bird Surveys shows Goldfinch numbers have been increasing since the 1990s! #BTOScience suggests that garden bird feeding may be linked to this population growth 👉 bit.ly/36DtLwT

The 2020 UKBMS Live Data report showed Marsh Fritillary suffered its worst year since 2012 in most parts of the UK, apart from Northern Ireland. BBS volunteers can contribute via the Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey by doing optional additional visits to your square. #Autumnwatch

When Breeding Bird Survey volunteers are surveying their squares during the spring, they have the option to record signs, sightings and sounds of mammals. Around 90% of all of the BBS squares across the UK now hold mammal data #Autumnwatch

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According to data from the Breeding Bird Survey, Red Foxes have declined by 46% across the UK since mammal monitoring became part of the survey in 1995. You can find out more about mammal monitoring here: bto.org/bbs-mammals #Autumnwatch

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Citizen science takes centre stage at the British Ornithologists’ Union 2022 Conference: This year’s BOU 👩🏻‍🏫👨🏿‍🏫🧕🏽👳🏽‍♂️ 🌈 autumn science meeting brought together those active in the field of citizen science to share their experiences & latest work.

Summary here: bto.org/community/news…

(4/4) These maps were ground-truthed using Breeding Bird Surveys data, demonstrating that large-scale #CitizenScience datasets can enable the development of policy tools, working for the best outcome for birds and people. Summary 👉 bto.org/our-science/pu…

(1/4) New #BTOScience contributes to 'Wader Sensitivity Maps' to inform land management decisions, ensuring that schemes such as tree-planting do not negatively impact declining wader species & positive management can be targeted in the right places 👉 authors.elsevier.com/a/1ftK-5liTFK8…

The latest edition of the CJS Focus from CJS News features Breeding Bird Surveys' own David White! David shares his experiences of working in the conservation sector... from studying Pure & Applied Philosophy to landing BTO.

Read it here: countryside-jobs.com/cjs-focus/curr…

Proud to accept @_bto Marsh Charitable Trust for Local Ornithology on behalf Chalk Cherries and Chairs Team Tracking the Impact project y'day. Innovative landscape scale surveys; collaboration with Breeding Bird Surveys WCBS @npms @bbowt Надюшка Тёмненькая Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes ERC; 125 amazing volunteers; 👍 support National Lottery Heritage Fund London & South

A very proud moment for me and very nerve wracking giving my acceptance speech. Thank you to all the BTO Staff last night for their support at the Mall Galleries, London

Congratulations to Anna Webberley, winner of the Marsh Award for Young Ornithologist! Anna relaunched Cardiff OrnithSoc &, as the Society’s president, promoted citizen science programmes including Welsh Ornithological Society Rook Survey & Wetland Bird Survey.
SWLA Marsh Charitable Trust #MyBTO #CitizenScience

Congratulations to Kit Jewitt, winner of the Dilys Breese Medal! Kit's work on 2 BTO books is raising the profile of our most threatened birds. His efforts to engage more people with birds, birdwatching & conservation align perfectly with BTO's values. SWLA YOLOBirder

Congratulations to Tracking the Impact, a scheme that helps people in the Chilterns get involved with surveying plants & wildlife, on winning this year’s Marsh Award for Local Ornithology! SWLA Marsh Charitable Trust Chalk Cherries and Chairs Team National Lottery Heritage Fund #MyBTO #CitizenScience

Congratulations to Simon Taylor, BTO Regional Rep for British Trust for Ornithology in Cornwall, Regional Network Committee member & winner of the BTO Jubilee Medal! Despite being a Regional Rep for a relatively short period of time, his work in Cornwall has been truly transformative. SWLA #MyBTO

1/20 #BOUasm22 #SESH6 ZSL Wildlife vet Becki Lawson is talking about How Citizen Science has helped us learn about garden bird health. For more info about the Garden Wildlife Health project, visit our website: gardenwildlifehealth.org
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Although predominantly focussing on Wetland Bird Survey, this thread is also relevant to the BBS and WBBS schemes in many ways...⬇️ #BOUasm22

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As Breeding Bird Surveys squares aim to cover all habitat types across the UK, some habitats are more challenging to survey than others. Our Upland Rovers scheme offers volunteers the chance to do one off visits to remote squares: bto.org/upland-rovers

5/6 #BOUasm22 #SESH5

In order to try to retain existing Breeding Bird Surveys volunteers, an annual Breeding Bird Survey report is produced, which summarises results of the survey from across the UK. The 2021 report can be found here if you are interested: bto.org/bbs-report