Counting birds helps reveal earthworm numbers
BTO researchers have demonstrated how soil invertebrates can be detected by the quantity of birds feasting on them.
19/03/2020
The latest research into bird ecology, behaviour and and evolution.
BTO researchers have demonstrated how soil invertebrates can be detected by the quantity of birds feasting on them.
19/03/2020
Hugh Tooby – an avid BBS surveyor – describes the thrill of searching for rare breeding birds on Shetland last summer.
16/03/2020
David Waugh reports on the bleak situation for two of West Africa's most recognisable species.
12/03/2020
A study has formally described three new species of tapaculo, each of which is endemic to the bird-rich South American nation.
10/03/2020
In the first part of a new series introducing nocturnal sound recording, Simon Gillings explains how to set up and get going.
06/03/2020
David Waugh examines the financial efforts invested in saving Lear's Macaw from extinction, and explains why such analysis is crucial.
28/02/2020
Some were found to cover up to 12,000 km on a single foraging trip, in part due to an innate knowledge of oceanic wind patterns.
20/02/2020
A new paper has concluded that current rates of accidental trapping by the fishing industry are entirely unsustainable.
11/02/2020
Initial results from the pioneering Operation Ocean Sentinel show that undeclared fishing is rife in both national and international waters.
04/02/2020
A study based on the first-ever German breeding record suggests the species is undergoing a range expansion.
24/01/2020
Hybridisation has been suspected in the past, but new evidence appears to prove the theory beyond doubt.
23/01/2020
Scientists have discovered that Allen's and Rufous Hummingbirds are readily interbreeding across an area of California and Oregon.
23/01/2020