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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 23/09/2026

Living in North Wales and interested in surveying waterbirds this winter? We will be running two free Wetland Bird Survey training sessions along a section of the Menai Strait. Sign up today at: www.bto.org/about/where/... #Ornithology #BirdingWales

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 08/09/2026

Live in North Wales and have an interest in seabirds? Head over to Penrhyn Bay on September 18th for a talk on these wonderful bird! #BirdingWales Ydych chi'n byw yng Ngogledd Cymru ac â diddordeb mewn adar môr? Ewch i Fae Penrhyn ar y 18fed o Fedi i wrando ar sgwrs am yr adar rhyfeddol hyn!

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 03/09/2026

BTO Youth's first Youth Out in Nature Summit, with RSPB Youth Council, will be taking place at RSPB Newport Wetlands! Book a space for FREE ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/eve... Open to young people aged 14–25! Enjoy activities from bird walks to fungi ID and nature journaling. 🪶 @rspbcymru.bsky.social

A group of young people look into the distance of a nature reserve, some using binoculars. Wording above reads: Youth Out in Nature Summit. Saturday 26th September. 10am-4pm. Free entry. bto.org/youth-events RSPB & BTO Youth logos feature.

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Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS) @bbs-birds.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

After a record breaking year last year, it looks like the BBS coverage in Wales could be even better this year! Thank you so much to all BBS volunteers across the country. Your time and effort is very much appreciated. Keep up the good work! @btobirds.bsky.social @btocymru.bsky.social

A graph showing the cumulative amount of BBS visits entered from 2021 until 2026.

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 30/06/2026

1/ We’ve been investigating Swift chick feeding rates using sound! 🔊 Swifts are declining in Wales, so @northwaleswt.bsky.social teamed up with us to research food availability during the breeding season by installing audio recorders at nest sites. 🎥 James Shrimpton #Ornithology #bioacoustics

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 30/06/2026

1/ Rydym yn ymchwilio cyfraddau bwydo cywion Gwenoliaid Du gan ddefnyddio sain! 🔊 Mae poblogaeth y Wennol du yn gostwng yng Nghymru, felly ymunodd @northwaleswt.bsky.social â ni i ymchwilio i argaeledd bwyd yn ystod y tymor nythu trwy osod recordwyr sain mewn safleoedd nythu.

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 23/06/2026

Fancy learning about Welsh raptor ID and ecology? Charlotte will be leading a free raptor walk on July 17th at Rhayader. Click on the link to sign-up! www.bto.org/our-work/eve...

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 09/06/2026

Wedi blwyddyn ers lansiad Cudyll Cymru, rydym wedi ysgrifennu erthygl (cyfieithiad o'r erthygl yn rhifyn newydd BTO News) ar y daith hyd yma! www.bto.org/about/where/...

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Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) | Goose & Swan Monitoring (GSMP) @webs-gsmp.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

If you’re a beginner birder in Wales, we need your help! Dinefwr Pools was last counted in 2024 and attracts a good variety of common waterbird species. If you think you can help please contact us via the "Contact the Local Organiser" button at app.bto.org/websonline/s... #Ornithology #BirdingWales

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

1/ The latest Winter Gull Survey revealed that over the two decades since the last count, the total number of gulls wintering in the UK has decreased from 3.9 million to just under 2.5 million! 📉 #Ornithology #Seabirds 📖 Read the report www.bto.org/WinGSReport

A greyscale image features a Common Gull flying with its wings outstretched which fill the screen. Wording alongside reads: 1.4 Million Gulls Vanished.

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Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS) @bbs-birds.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

(1/) Wales’ version of two up, two down has yielded some interesting results: There has been a 10 year increase of the distinctive Stonechat. It increased by 160% 2014-24 across the country. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social @btocymru.bsky.social #Ornithology

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 13/05/2026

1/ According to the 2025 @bbs-birds.bsky.social Report, three bird species with very well known songs are showing contrasting fortunes across Wales at the moment: Skylark, Song Thrush and Yellowhammer. 📖 Read the report at www.bto.org/bbs-report @btobirds.bsky.social #Ornithology #BirdingWales

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 12/05/2026

Don’t miss these free events for young people this weekend at Forest Farm Country Park! Book a space at www.bto.org/youth-events #BirdingWales

A Kingfisher perches on a branch. Wording alongside reads: Feathers and Fun. Creative Birding for Beginners. Forest Farm Nature Reserve, Cardiff. Saturday 16 May. Saturday 16 May. 10am-12:30pm (Under 16s). 1pm-3.30pm (16-25 year olds). Free entry. www.bto.org/youth-events

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 12/05/2026

Peidiwch â cholli'r digwyddiadau hyn i bobl ifanc penwythnos yma yn Parc Gwledig Forest Farm! Archebwch le am ddim yma www.bto.org/youth-events

A Kingfisher perches on a branch. Wording alongside reads: Hwyl a plu, gwylio adar creadigol i ddechreuwyr. Gwarchodfa Natur Fferm y Fforest, Caerdydd. Dydd Sadwrn 16eg Mai. 10am-12:30pm (Dan 16 oed). 1pm-3.30pm (16-25 oed). Mynediad am ddim. bto.org/youth-events

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 11/05/2026

More than 16% of Wales has sites covered by volunteer surveyors for our Welsh Raptor Monitoring Project Cudyll Cymru! Thank you! But we still need more support to achieve our goal of producing regional trends for all 5 survey species – can you help? Sign up at www.bto.org/cudyll-cymru #BirdingWales

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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

BBS is one of the most significant contributions that any of us can make to knowledge of bird trends in Wales. If you're part of the #BirdingWales community, can identify birds by sight and sound, please do consider helping: www.bto.org/get-involved... @btocymru.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social

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Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) | BTO

About the survey The BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) is the main scheme for monitoring the population changes of the UK’s common and widespread breeding birds, producing population trends for 119 bird and nine mammal species.

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 09/04/2026

The 2025 BBS Report is out now! It was a record breaking year for coverage across the country, the best ever since the survey began in 1994. In Wales, the report showed Yellowhammer declined by three quarters, whereas Great Spotted Woodpecker increased by 248% from 1995 to 2024. #BirdingWales

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Whether it’s a park, sports field or cemetery we want you to tell us what #birds use your local greenspace!🐦🌳 Sign up to our Birds in Greenspaces survey at www.bto.org/greenspaces Just download the app, select your greenspace and log bird records! #UKBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdingWales

Illustrated artwork by Will Rose features a greenspace scene with a pathway, pond, trees, grass, bench, and birds in the trees including Blackbird, House Sparrows and Great Spotted Woodpecker. Wording alongside reads: The Birds in Greenspaces Survey starts 1 April. Tell us what birds use your local greenspace.

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 20/03/2026

We’re delighted our raptor monitoring project Cudyll Cymru has been awarded further funding so it can continue for the next three years➡️ www.bto.org/cudyll-cymru This project is funded by the Nature Networks Programme. It is being delivered by the Heritage Fund, on behalf of the Welsh Government.

A view of the underside of a Kestrel as it hovers with its wings outstretched against a bright blue sky.

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North Wales Wildlife Trust / Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Gogledd Cymru @northwaleswt.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

We're working with @bangoruniversity.bsky.social and @btocymru.bsky.social to map swifts and swift boxes in North Wales! You can help by recording swift sightings: cofnod.org.uk/projects/swift-recovery Or email hrb21gsx@bangor.ac.uk with the location of swift boxes. Please submit records by 31 March

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BTO East Glamorgan @eastglambto.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Learning how to nest record safely enriched my birding and completely changed the way I looked at birds and their behaviour in spring. Want so share this experience and gather vital data for @btocymru.bsky.social? This free online event on 17 March is for you: www.bto.org/our-work/eve...

A beautifully delicate Goldfinch's nest with six pale eggs framed by green leaves.

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 12/03/2026

Charlotte Griffiths, from the BTO Cymru team, will soon be giving talks on Welsh raptors and our Cudyll Cymru scheme at Gilfach Nature Reserve, Rhayader on the 27th and 29th of this month. Sign-up today on the BTO Cymru events page here 👉 www.bto.org/about/where/...

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 09/03/2026

1/ We need you to help us monitor raptors in Wales! 🦅 You choose your survey patch, like the route you enjoy walking each week, and the raptors you want to record. It’s as easy as that! Find out more and take part ➡️ bit.ly/CudyllCymru #BirdingWales

A Sparrowhawk perches on a branch showing its barred underparts and yellow eye. Wording below reads: Can you help monitor raptors in Wales?

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 09/03/2026

1/ Rydym angen eich help i fonitro adar ysglyfaethus yng Nghymru! 🦅 Chi sy'n dewis ardal i arolygu - fel y llwybr cyfarwydd rydych chi'n cerdded bob wythnos - a'r adar ysglyfaethus rydych chi am eu cofnodi. Mae mor hawdd â hynny! Dysgwch fwy a chymerwch ran ➡️ bit.ly/cudyll-cymru

A Sparrowhawk, Gwalch Glas, perches on a branch. Wording alongside reads: Allwch chi helpu i fonitro adar ysglyfaethus yng Nghymru? Can you help monitor raptors in Wales?

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 09/03/2026

Book a space on one of our free BBS events before they are full! Find a FREE training event near you on our website ➡️ www.bto.org/about/where/...

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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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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 02/03/2026

Read about our experience at our first Welsh Raptor Convention in our latest blog ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/new... Darllenwch am ein profiad yn ein Confensiwn Adar Ysglyfaethus Cymru gyntaf yn ein blog diweddaraf.

A crowd is seated listening to a BTO staff member talking at the first Welsh Raptor Convention.

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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Catch up on the week's sightings in @northwaleslive.bsky.social BirdNotes, including the largest flock of European White-fronted Geese in Wales since 1979. And nice to see a flock of Twite on the Dee, but for how much longer? 📷 Dave Williams. #BirdingWales www.birdnotes.wales/blog/geese-f...

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Geese flock in but Twite fade away

The recent influx of European White-fronted Geese into Britain has been unprecedented in modern Welsh ornithology. Last week, 215 of these Russian-breeding waterbirds accompanied Pink-footed Geese...

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 26/02/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended our first Welsh Raptor Convention, including our brilliant speakers! @wildlifekate.bsky.social @mattspracklen.bsky.social You can help monitor raptors too by taking part in our project Cudyll Cymru. Discover how ➡️ www.bto.org/cudyll-cymru

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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

In this week's @northwaleslive.bsky.social BirdNotes: the first ever Wales Raptor Convention, the first results from the @btocymru.bsky.social Cudyll Cymru survey, and a roundup of the week's birding highlights in #NorthWales. 📷 Adrian Foster #BirdingWales www.birdnotes.wales/blog/raptor-...

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Raptor fans… assemble

A sell-out audience met in Aberystwyth at the weekend for the first Wales Raptor Convention, organised by BTO Cymru. Last spring, almost 400 sites were visited by 263 volunteers participating in...

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BTO East Glamorgan @eastglambto.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

East Glamorgan Birders...could you give up a few hours each year to help with one of the UK's most valuable bird surveys? A free @btocymru.bsky.social Breeding Bird Survey training event will be held at Forest Farm, Cardiff on 1 March. More info and link to book your place here: shorturl.at/aGfnp

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Free Breeding Bird Survey Training in Cardiff – 1st March 2026

Fancy spending just a couple of mornings this spring taking part in one of the UK’s most valuable bird surveys? This year the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) will be running a free Breedi…

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BTO East Glamorgan @eastglambto.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Adarwyr Dwyrain Morgannwg - allech chi dreulio ychydig oriau bob blwyddyn i helpu gydag un o'n harolygon adar mwyaf gwerthfawr. Cynhelir sesiwn hyfforddi Arolwg Adar Bridio @btocymru.bsky.social yn Ffferm y Fforest, Caerdydd ar 1 Mawrth. Mwy o wybodaeth a dolen i archebu'ch lle: shorturl.at/aGfnp

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Free Breeding Bird Survey Training in Cardiff – 1st March 2026

Fancy spending just a couple of mornings this spring taking part in one of the UK’s most valuable bird surveys? This year the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) will be running a free Breedi…

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 31/01/2026

We had a great time at our first Welsh Raptor Convention! A huge thank you to everyone who came along and our incredible speakers!

A BTO staff member is giving a talk in front of a crowd with a screen in the background showing a Red Kite and Cudyll Cymru project information.

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 31/01/2026

Cawson amser gwych yn ein Confensiwn Adar Ysglyfaethus Cymru gyntaf! Diolch yn fawr iawn i bawb a ddaeth ac i'n siaradwyr anhygoel!

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

1/ Spotted Flycatchers are in trouble, declining by 92% in the UK between 1967 and 2020. New work led by @cateden91.bsky.social & involving BTO has revealed the importance of rivers for the survival of this Red-listed migratory species. ⬇️ #Ornithology 📖 www.bto.org/Spotted-Flyc...

A Spotted Flycatcher perches on a piece of wood. White writing over the green background reads: Rivers vital for Spotted Flycatchers according to new research. Image credit bottom left reads: Spotted Flycatcher by Edmund Fellowes/BTO.

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 23/01/2026

Don't miss this Sunday's BBC Countryfile when the team join BTO Cymru as we ring and study waders on The Menai Strait. #BirdingWales 📷 Robin Sandham

Two BBC camera and sound operates are gathered around a group of three people who are ringing wading birds.

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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

A great day to be counting waterbirds for the monthly @webs-gsmp.bsky.social survey - and the 60th annual @wetlandsint.bsky.social count. A roundup of sightings in #NorthWales in the @northwaleslive.bsky.social BirdNotes column. Archive 📷 by Tony Pope from 2023 www.birdnotes.wales/blog/perfect...

Three Velvet Scoters (Melanitta fusca) and two Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) among the grey waves in Liverpool Bay. The photo was taken in February 2023 when the seaducks were unusually close to the shoreline at Llanddulas.

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BTO East Glamorgan @eastglambto.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

And there will be a Breeding Bird Survey training event in Cardiff (location TBC) on Sunday morning, 1 March. Keep an eye on this account for more details. A bydd sesiwn hyfforddi Arolwg Adar sy'n Nythu yng Nghaerdydd (lleoliad i'w gadarnhaur) ar fore dydd Sul, 1 Mawrth. @bbs-birds.bsky.social

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 20/01/2026

Our spring bird ID and surveys training events are now on our webpage! Click here to sign up to a session today 👉 www.bto.org/about/where/... #BirdingWales

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 16/01/2026

*Sold Out* We look forward to seeing everyone who will be joining us in a few weeks for our first Welsh Raptor Convention!

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 12/01/2026

Only 10 tickets left! Book now for our Welsh Raptor Convention 2026! ➡️ www.bto.org/RaptorConvention2026

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Not long left to get your ticket! Book now ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work... Join us at our 2026 Annual Conference in Northampton on Saturday 28 February for a full day of inspiring talks from expert speakers, plus plenty of opportunity to chat to fellow birders. 🐦 Booking closes Sunday 18 January!

A collage of three images featuring a Nightjar, Black-headed Gull and Blackbird. Writing alongside reads: 2026 Annual Conference. Saturday 28 February, Northampton.

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Hear from Dr Ellie Leech, Head of our Ringing & Nest Recording Team, as she talks about positive breeding success for 14 species, and the value of data gathered by BTO bird ringers. #Ornithology

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Grab a cuppa and read our Seabird Poo comic! ➡️ www.bto.org/S... ☕📖 Discover how seabird scientists collected bird poo and analysed its DNA contents to determine the types of prey consumed by Shags and Kittiwakes! 😮 #Ornithology ✏️ Illustrations by Anna Dupont-Crabtree

First two pages of the comic. Page one features a Kittiwake in the sky wondering where all the birds have gone. Page two shows how climate change impacts the diet of seabirds. One fish looks healthy, the other ones looks smaller and poorer quality.

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 05/01/2026

Not long until our next FREE BTO Youth Girls Go Birding walk at Bute Park, Cardiff on Saturday 10 January! Book a space here: www.bto.org/our-work/eve...

Two people raise their coffee mugs outdoors. Wording alongside reads: Girls go birding: Birding and a brew. The Secret Garden, Bute Park, Cardiff. Saturday 10th January, 10:00-12:00. Open to cis women, trans women and those identifying as female and non-binary. Aged 25 and under. Free entry! bto.org/youth-events.

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 18/12/2025

Are you a raptor enthusiast? Discover more about birds of prey in Wales at our Raptor Convention in January. Book a space ➡️ www.bto.org/RaptorConvention2026 Hear more about our Cudyll Cymru survey, hear from expert guest speakers and meet other nature enthusiasts over lunch. #BirdingWales

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 18/12/2025

Ydych chi'n hoff o adar ysglyfaethus? Darganfyddwch fwy amdanynt yn ein Confensiwn Adar Ysglyfaethus ym mis Ionawr. Archebwch le➡️ www.bto.org/RaptorConvention2026 Clywch fwy am ein harolwg Cudyll Cymru, yn ogystal â siaradwyr gwadd arbenigol, a threuliwch amser efo naturiaethwyr eraill dros ginio.

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BTO Cymru @handle.invalid · 17/12/2025

Join us for our next BTO Youth Girls Go Birding walk at Bute Park, Cardiff on Saturday 10 January! Book a space at www.bto.org/our-work/eve...

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