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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Last chance to apply! ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs If you're a communications professional with a passion for nature this could be the job for you! 🐦 #Ornithology

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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Do you have nature records in notebooks that you never look at and wonder what to do with? I've transcribed 10,000 records from the 1960-70s from a Welsh ornithological legend into @birdtrack.bsky.social and @cofnod.org.uk. And it was fascinating... #BirdingWales www.cofnod.org.uk/news/natural...

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Naturalists' Notebooks: a treasure trove - Cofnod

Naturalists' Notebooks: a treasure trove

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BTO Shropshire @btoshropshire.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The departure of the Swallows and the return of the Meadow Pipits. Observations added to @birdtrack.bsky.social as "complete lists" through the app or browser version help us to map seasonal changes such as this. It's a nice, mindful way to feel connected to time and place! #ShropshireBirding

The BirdTrack reporting rate graph for Meadow Pipit in England, showing a small increase in reporting rate for March-April (20% compared with an average of around 10%) and a larger increase, peaking in late September and early to mid-October at 32%.

The BirdTrack reporting rate graph for (Barn) Swallow, showing the arrival of the birds during April, and their departure in September/early October).

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BirdTrack @birdtrack.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Great time at the Spurn Migration Festival over the weekend, in particular seeing hundreds of Pink-footed Geese heading south overhead. September and October are peak months for passage, with many of these birds heading to winter on the Norfolk coast #ukbirding Photo: Edmund Fellowes / BTO

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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Birds of Fair Isle review This is a fitting tribute to a most hallowed of ornithological isles and will surely work its way on to the bookshelves of many birders, says Josh Jones: f.mtr.cool/7r6jqqywxd

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Your support could make a difference to the future of birds you love. 🐦 We’ve partnered with expert Will writers Octopus Legacy to offer you the chance to write your Will for FREE ➡️ bit.ly/BTOWriteYour... This is a no obligation offer but we would be so grateful for your support. #RememberACharity

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BirdTrack @birdtrack.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A spell of easterly winds last week led to the best week for Pied Flycatchers since early September 2024. Some great counts at east coast hotspots, but also lots of reports of birds further west #ukbirding

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Wonderful news alert! 🎉 One of the UK’s rarest breeding birds has had a remarkable year. Montagu’s Harriers have successfully bred in the UK for the second year running, raising six youngsters from two nests at a secret farmland location. www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

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Steve Dudley @stevedudley.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

One of the reasons I started using @birdtrack.bsky.social was to build up data on my #WestrayBirding such as this. Whilst I have a feel for this, with the app I can instantly see when and where I see a species here in Westray, adding a new dimension and understanding to my birding.

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

It might be the middle of summer, but there are always birds on the move! Check out our latest Migration Blog to find out what to look for while you're out and about this August. www.bto.org/our-work/new... @birdtrack.bsky.social 📷 Greenshank by Philip Croft/BTO

A Greenshank walks right in the water, photo by Philip Croft/BTO.

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Dungeness Bird Observatory @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

A decent arrival today with at least 80 Willow Warbler dotted about the recording area, however apart from a few more Reed Warblers there wasn't much mixed in with them. Overhead passage was reduced to just a handful each of Swallow and Yellow Wagtail. #kentbirding

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Hiding Skylarks? One of the interesting things about keeping lists of birds you see and hear on your walks is that you appreciate the birds you miss. As in every July, Skylarks have 'disappeared' (while moulting?) Graph from @birdtrack.bsky.social (Britain & Ireland) @jengill.bsky.social

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BirdTrack @birdtrack.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

The influx of Quail has continued strongly over the last month. The latest weekly reporting rate of 2% is the highest recorded since BirdTrack began in 2004! #ukbirding

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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Latest survey reveals that Dotterel have declined by 89% since monitoring began in 1987/88 Dotterel's resilience to climate change could be supported through limiting disturbance by people and dogs, and managing grazing Read a summary: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 🪶 🧪 @naturescot.bsky.social

caption: Juvenile Dotterel

Alt text: Speckled wading bird standing on short grass, facing right against a soft pastel pink-and-lavender sky at dusk.

credit: RSPB / Ben Andrew

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BirdTrack @birdtrack.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Been to see the Western Reef Heron in Wales? BirdTrack has now been updated so this species will appear on your British year and life lists #ukbirding

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BirdTrack @birdtrack.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Green Sandpiper seen by @sconebirding.bsky.social at BTO HQ in Thetford this morning - the start of autumn migration! Mid-June is a typical date for first returners from Fennoscandian breeding grounds, before autumn migration peaks in August #ukbirding Photo: Allan Drewitt / BTO

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

First sign of autumn? The @birdtrack.bsky.social graph for Black-tailed Godwit is about to kick upwards, as the first failed breeders return from Iceland, to join flocks of immatures on British & Irish estuaries. Learn more about wader migration: wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/w... #ornithology

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Calling birders 16 and under! Join the Martin Garner Spurn Young Birder Competition as part of MigFest at @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social! 📅 Competition date: Saturday 12 September 2026 📝 Applications close: Sunday 19 July 2026 🔗 Apply now: forms.gle/UD4SiVbjCJuk...

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BirdTrack @birdtrack.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Could it be a Quail year? We've seen a big increase in reports of this elusive migrant gamebird in the last two weeks. Reports don't usually peak until late June, so it will be interesting to see whether the influx continues into the summer #ukbirding

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UK Seabird Monitoring Programme @smp-seabirds.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The 2026 SMP Newsletter is here! Read it (and sign up to receive future editions) here: www.bto.org/our-work/sci... to find out about the SMP's 40th anniversary, latest developments, the science of seabird poo, and more! #birds #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

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BirdTrack @birdtrack.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Arctic-bound waders, cross-country Long-tailed Skuas and Fair Isle Bluethroats - find out about that and more in our latest migration blog #ukbirding www.bto.org/our-work/new... Bluethroat, by Edmund Fellowes / BTO

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Job alert! Apply via www.bto.org/jobs Are you passionate about birds with an interest in data and admin? We're looking for someone to join our Surveys Team and support UK bird surveys. 📆 Full time, Permanent. 📍 Thetford, Norfolk (Hybrid). 📝 £29,754 per annum. Closing date: Sunday 7 June

A Pied Flycatcher perches on a branch showing its striking black and white plumage against a green background. Wording alongside reads: Surveys Support Officer.

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

It's Temmminck's time! Far more spring records than autumn ones - as shown in this old @birdtrack.bsky.social graph. More about wader migration here: wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/w... @jocelyngould.bsky.social @gary-woodburn.bsky.social @severnsidebirds.bsky.social

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

It's Friday! It's BTO Migration Blog day! Find out what to keep an eye and ear open for this weekend and coming week and spring bird migration reaches its zenith➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/new... @birdtrack.bsky.social 📷Woodchat Shrike, by Philip Croft / BTO

A Woodchat Shrike perched on barbed wire. Photograph by Philip Croft / BTO.

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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Returned from holiday to find the first 2025 Bird Report from a Welsh county completed. 👏 Jon Green in #Pembrokeshire. Great to see it includes maps that draw on @birdtrack.bsky.social and #eBird records, produced by @btobirds.bsky.social. #BirdingWales pembsbirds.blogspot.com/p/the-annual...

The Pembrokeshire Bird Report 2025 featuring a cover photo of a Brown Shrike, a potential first for Wales, at St Davids.

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BirdTrack @birdtrack.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

A influx of Wood Sandpipers, flocks of Black Terns and a good number of Black-winged Stilts have graced many wetlands over the last week. Find out more about that and the rest of the latest migration news in this week's Migration Blog ⬇️ #ukbirding

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The Rare Breeding Birds Panel @ukrbbp.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Last week we talked about how to submit records of rare breeding birds. This week we move onto what those records should contain - the details - precise location, numbers, breeding evidence and so on - to make them as useful as possible for the work of the RBBP. youtu.be/HSl4RpMrT8k?...

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What’s needed for a ‘good record’ of a rare breeding bird?

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Andy Stockhausen @andy-1963.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Another early-morning vismig session paid off when 135 Arctic Terns, in 3 groups, flew north east past Severn Beach on their long migration. For me, witnessing their spectacular journey to the far north is the highlight of Spring on the Severnside patch. Pic: @migrationmatt.bsky.social #ukbirding

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Check out the species to watch out for in our BirdTrack Migration Blog ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work... Bird migration continues to progress with many summer migrants now widespread, later arriving species starting to appear & the earliest arriving species already starting to nest. 🪺

A Whinchat perches as it opens its bill to sing, showing its prominent white eye stripe and orange throat and chest. Wording reads: Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra.

A Reed Warbler perches on a reed stem, showing its brown upperparts and white throat. Wording reads: Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus.

A Sedge Warbler perches on a branch and opens its bill to sing, showing a white stripe above its eye, white-cream underparts and brown upperparts. Wording reads: Sedge Warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus.

A Whitethroat perches on a branch with its bill open to sing, showing its prominent white throat. Wording reads: Whitethroat, Curruca communis.

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The Rare Breeding Birds Panel @ukrbbp.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

By submitting records of rare breeding birds, you can help inform their conservation. Don’t know how to submit records? Don’t worry, here’s RBBP Secretary @markaeaton.bsky.social to tell you how youtu.be/MWNq_JM9cZU?... #UKbirding #ornithology #birds

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Submitting records of rare breeding birds

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Spurn Bird Observatory @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

MIGFEST TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!!! A great start to Migfest 2026 ticket sales this morning – thanks to everyone who’s already booked on. Weekend tickets, masterclasses and BBQ already selling well. 🎟️ buytickets.at/spurnbirdobs...

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Buy Tickets Now – Spurn Migration Festival 2026 – Spurn Bird Observatory

Spurn Migration Festival 2026 – Spurn Bird Observatory, Fri 11 Sep 2026 - Sun 13 Sep 2026 - 🌊 Spurn Migration Festival (Migfest) 2026 11th–13th September | Spurn Bird Observatory, Kilnsea Join us…

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BirdTrack @birdtrack.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

We've reached 100,000 registered users on BirdTrack! Thank you to everyone who has taken part. Data submitted to this partnership project allows us to look at migration, movements and distributions of birds throughout Britain and Ireland. Sign up to take part at www.birdtrack.net

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Dawn Balmer @debalmer.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

At this time of year when I'm out birding I really try to make an effort to add breeding evidence to my records. It's really quick and easy in @birdtrack.bsky.social and adds value to my records, especially for @ukrbbp.bsky.social species. Added P for pair in suitable habitat. #ornithology

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BirdTrack @birdtrack.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

This is an excellent app from our partners at the SOC and includes latest sightings from BirdTrack at each site #ukbirding

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

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 Hoopoe on a log, photograph by Edmund Fellowes / BTO

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Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS) @bbs-birds.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

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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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Eyes to the skies this Easter weekend! Spring migration is well underway, so learn about the latest arrivals, departures and what to look out for in our latest blog ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/new... Don't forget to submit your sightings to @birdtrack.bsky.social 📷 Willow Warbler by Allan Drewitt / BTO

A singing Willow Warbler perched on a hawthorn branch in spring.

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

A new record Sahara crossing 🪶 Ashok is not only the first of our tagged Cuckoos to reach Europe this year but his arrival is also the earliest ever date that one of our satellite-tagged birds has done so! He crossed the Sahara, reached Algeria, then crossed the Med & arrived in Spain on 25 March!

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Discover migration highlights from @birdtrack.bsky.social ➡️ bit.ly/3NFG7jL Over the next two weeks the Blackcap’s flutey song will become a feature of woodlands and scrub, whereas the similar-sounding Garden Warbler won’t start arriving until the second half of April. 📷 Blackcap by Liz Cutting/BTO

A Blackcap perches on a branch, with blossom on nearby branches, as it opens its bill to sing.

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Voting is open for BTO & Marsh Awards! 🎉 Vote now & celebrate an inspiring ornithologist ➡️ www.bto.org/medals-a... The Marsh Charitable Trust are supported by the Marsh Charitable Trust & presented by BTO at the Society of Wildlife Artists Natural Eye exhibition at London’s Mall Galleries.

A Dipper perches on a rock with its bill open. Wording above reads: BTO & Marsh Awards 2026. Nominations open!

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Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Many Scottish Greenshank will have left English estuaries now, soon to be replaced by a pulse of passage birds heading further north. See @birdtrack.bsky.social graph below and this blog about Greenshank migration: wadertales.wordpress.com/2020/03/23/m... 🎂6️⃣ #BirdingScotland

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Increasing reports of Chiffchaff to @birdtrack.bsky.social! Read more about spring arrivals in our latest migration blog ➡️ bit.ly/4so4XDX The weekly reporting rate in BirdTrack for Chiffchaff has risen from 4-6% during the winter to 41% in the most recent week! #Ornithology 📷 Liz Cutting / BTO

A Chiffchaff, a yellow-olive coloured warbler, perches on a branch against a green hued background.

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BirdTrack @birdtrack.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Sand Martins have continued to arrive into Britain and Ireland in recent days, with 420 records now received. Numbers should continue to rise over the coming weeks, ahead of the peak reporting rate in April. They are often seen hawking for insects over wetlands #ukbirding

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BirdTrack @birdtrack.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

With spring migrants starting to arrive, our first migration blog of the spring looks at what's been reported so far and what to look out for in the rest of March #ukbirding www.bto.org/our-work/new... Photo: Sand Martin by Liz Cutting / BTO

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

1/ Five leading charities forge partnership for bird conservation for the Bird Atlas 2027–31! 🐦 But what is the Bird Atlas? ⬇️🧵 #Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social @birdwatchireland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social @scottishbirding.bsky.social @birdsinwales.bsky.social

BirdWatch Ireland CEO Andrew Kelly & BTO CEO Juliet Vickery are sitting at a table outside smiling as they get ready to sign a partnership agreement for the Bird Atlas 2027–31.

RSPB Chief Executive Beccy Speight & BTO CEO Juliet Vickery are sitting together at a table in the David Attenborough Building in Cambridge holding pens ready to sign a partnership agreement for the Bird Atlas 2027–31.

BTO CEO Juliet Vickery & Scottish Ornithologists Club President Ruth Briggs are sitting at a table smiling and holding pens ready to sign a partnership agreement for the Bird Atlas 2027–31.

BTO CEO Juliet Vickery & Welsh Ornithological Society Chair Anne Brenchley are sitting at a table together looking down and holding pens as they get ready to sign a partnership agreement for the Bird Atlas 2027–31. Wildlife and nature themed artwork hangs on the wall behind them.

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BirdTrack @birdtrack.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Spring has begun... over the last week we have received 35 reports of Sand Martins, seven of Swallow, four each of Wheatear and House Martin, and two Red-rumped Swallows! #ukbirding

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Now and the next 4 weeks are the very best time of year to find Willow Tits, which are paired and defending territories. They're at their most vocal and obvious until the leaves come out. Report all certain sightings to county recorder and @birdtrack.bsky.social to help monitor remaining populations

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