British Birds

The RSPB has confirmed plans to reduce visitor infrastructure at Radipole Lake and Lodmoor nature reserves in Weymouth, Dorset, citing the need to prioritise limited resources for wildlife conservation. Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/articl… 🥇Subscriber Content

A new bird-tracking project using the Motus Wildlife Tracking System has been launched through a partnership between the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club (SOC) and Tay Ringing Group. Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/articl… 🥇Subscriber Content 📸 Rock Pipit by SOC

The Snowy Owl has been declared Regionally Extinct in Sweden, marking the first time in 20 years that the country has officially lost a bird species. Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/articl… 📸David Tipling 🥇Subscriber Content

Eurasian Curlew has declined sharply across the UK and Ireland, driven primarily by sustained breeding failure rather than adult mortality. Ultimately, the future of the Curlew reflects wider choices about land use & biodiversity. Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/articl… 📸Beth Clyne

This month's Free Access Editorial Team Choice: Canada Warbler! Magnolia Warbler at St Govan’s Head, Pembrokeshire, found by Toby Phelps was then added to with the discovery of Britain’s first Canada Warbler. Read now:britishbirds.co.uk/journal/articl… 📸Canada Warbler by Graham Jepson

Keep an eye on all things British Birds! Want the latest updates, and stories delivered straight to your inbox? Subscribe to our newsletter & stay in the loop! Join the newsletter — it only takes a few seconds! ➡️Subscribe: britishbirds.co.uk/email-signup 📸Little Owl by David Tipling

As a breeding species in the UK, the Black Redstart is well documented and has been monitored by the RBBP since its inception in 1973. As of 2023, the UK population is estimated at 85 breeding pairs (Eaton et al. 2025). Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/articl… 📸 Carol Gill

@PaulEele Good luck! That's great to hear, keep us posted.

@britishbirds No questions yet but inspired by one of the recent talks I'm surveying some of the old Holkham sites this spring and hope to secure funding for some sound recording equipment in 2027 🤞

Following the December'25 paper on detecting & monitoring Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers, we’re inviting your questions. We’ll put them to the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Network next weekend when they meet. The paper: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/articl… Add your questions below

End of 2023, a total of 3,084 North American landbirds of 94 taxa had been recorded in the Western Palearctic. The most frequent of these species include Red-eyed Vireo, American Pipit & Yellow-billed Cuckoo Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/articl… 📸 Mike Durkalec 🥇Subscriber Content

Landing on your doorsteps - The British Birds journal’s March 2026 issue Highlights: • Eurasian Curlew conservation • North American landbirds on boats • Britain’s first ever Canada Warbler britishbirds.co.uk/journal/volume…

We’re excited to be at the @_BTO conference tomorrow and look forward to learning about all the great research underway and the upcoming monitoring work planned. #BTOConference2026 #ornithology #research

BB eye: A birder’s guide to High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) A clear, timely overview of bird flu, outbreak history, and how we monitor its impacts on wild bird populations. 📰 Open access until the end of February! 🔗 britishbirds.co.uk/journal/articl… 📸Common Crane,David Tipling

With love in the air this month, we delve in to the stories of three species published in British Birds. britishbirds.co.uk/news/sharing-r…

Get a taste for British Birds in this month's Open Access paper: BB eye: A birder’s guide to High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza britishbirds.co.uk/journal/articl…

Britain’s first Western Olivaceous Warbler Iduna opaca was discovered on Whalsay, Shetland, on 20th October 2023. It remained on 21st October, when it was trapped and ringed. britishbirds.co.uk/journal/articl…

In this month’s News & Comment: A new study examines how breeding Little Terns respond behaviourally to different types of human disturbance. Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/articl… 📸Thomas Willoughby

Using data from the International Swan Census, the Goose and Swan Monitoring Programme, and recent GPS-tracking, this paper examines the subset of the Iceland/UK & Ireland population that winters at the Ouse Washes britishbirds.co.uk/journal/articl…

The Shropshire Eurasian Curlew population of around 160 pairs in 2010 represented over 20% of the roughly 500 pairs in southern England (south of a line from the Dee Estuary to The Wash), highlighting its regional and national importance for the species. britishbirds.co.uk/news/save-our-…