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.

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

A Cuckoo perches on a post. Wording over the image reads: We're hiring. Science Manager. www.bto.org/jobs. BTO logo top right of the image. Image credit bottom left reads: Cuckoo by Edmund Fellowes / BTO.

New role! 📢 We're looking for a dynamic and experienced Science Manager to join us at BTO. Apply now ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs #Ornithology

📆 Full time, Permanent.
📝 £46,344 per annum.
📍 Hybrid working.

Deadline for applications: Monday 9 March.

An infographic titled “Nest Boxes for Robins & Wrens” shows a wooden open-front nest box positioned in dense vegetation. An inset image of a Robin highlights one of the species that benefit. The text advises placing open-front boxes low to the ground (no higher than 2m) and in well-hidden, sheltered locations to provide protection from predators.

This #NationalNestboxWeek, remember not all birds nest the same way!

Here's a few options to get you started...

Robins and Wrens like to keep hidden, tucking their nests away in dense cover.

An open-fronted box placed low down and out of sight is just their style.

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A collage of 10 portrait pictures of BTO's new Youth Reps. An orange banner at the top of the image reads: Meet our new Youth Reps. BTO Youth logo is top right.

We're delighted to be welcoming 10 new BTO Youth Reps! 😀 Read all about their passion for nature and connect with your local rep at www.bto.org/our-work...

A map of a vacant BBS square in South Lincolnshire.

(1/) This week’s featured vacant BBS square is situated in South Lincolnshire. If you would like to explore the possibility of taking on a BBS square near where you live, please read on! @btobirds.bsky.social JNCC RSPB Science Lincs Birding #LincsBirding

Loving the summary of my @bto-gbw.bsky.social 2026 year. The addition of a pond brought in 2 frogs and 2 species of dragonfly.

Little Egret Population Estimates Producing population estimates for Little Egret A paper in the January 2026 issue of British Birds has described a new approach to estimating the breeding population of Little Egrets in the UK, ...

BLOG: Ian Woodward, senior research ecologist at @btobirds.bsky.social, describes how combining data from the RBBP and the BTO’s Heronries Census has improved our knowledge on the UK’s Little Egret population, as in new @britishbirds.bsky.social paper #birds #ornithology rbbp.org.uk/2026/01/30/l...

Picture of a Whooper Swan with an orange colour ring/BTO/Bridget Hiza

Thank you again to everyone who carried out swan counts for the International Swan Census on 17th-18th January. Just a reminder to please enter your data. For more information: www.bto.org/gsmp-isc

Find out how to report swan colour rings on www.ring.ac

📷Bridget Hiza/BTO

3rd WinBS visits completed for my two squares. Highlights being singing Skylarks, 2 Kestrel and a Raven @btobirds.bsky.social @bristolbirding.bsky.social

Great opportunity for any young birders aged 11-17 @bristolbirding.bsky.social

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Check out the Avon Birds blog, compiled by the Bristol Ornithological Club.

Image of attendees sitting down together engaging in a discussion at a Youth in Nature Summit. Wording above in a box reads: Youth in Nature Summit 2026. BTO Youth and Green Jobs for Nature logo are at the bottom of the image. The background around the image is green, with graphics of leaves and dots featuring.

The Youth in Nature Summit is back! 😀Book a FREE ticket➡️ bit.ly/YouthNatureSu...

📅 Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 February.
📍 David Attenborough Building, Cambridge.
📝 Tickets: Free!

Organised by BTO Youth with Green Jobs for Nature. Supported by Opticron, Raptor Aid & private donors

A Robin perches on a leafless twig with its bill wide open as it sings. Its red breast and brown upperparts are clearly visible.

Did you know that by submitting your garden wildlife sightings regularly to BTO Garden BirdWatch, you are directly contributing towards research which looks into the year-round importance of gardens for wildlife. 🪶

Discover more at www.bto.org/get-involved...

📷Philip Croft / BTO

(1/) Corn Bunting, with its song that sounds to some like a set of keys being jangled, declined by 83% across the UK between 1967 and 2023. However, in more recent years, this species has increased, especially in certain areas. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social

A vibrant close-up of a bumblebee feeding on a bright purple thistle flower. The bee's fuzzy black body is adorned with distinctive yellow-orange bands, and its delicate wings glisten in the light. The thistle's spiky green base contrasts sharply with its soft, spindly petals, which are dusted with pollen. It highlights the vital role of pollinators like bumblebees and butterflies.

Just 1 teaspoon of neonicotinoids can kill 1.25 BILLION bees.

Yesterday, over 1 million voices told the UK Government: stop allowing banned pesticides in our countryside.

DEFRA, it’s time to end ‘emergency’ use.

Protect pollinators vital to nature's recovery & our food security.

Image of a Redstart alongside the wording: Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data now freely available. This includes over 7 million records! BTO, JNCC and RSPB logo bottom left. BBS logo top middle.

1/ Great news! 🎉BTO, JNCC and RSPB are making decades of Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data freely available for everyone in the conservation and research community. This includes over 7 million records! 📝 Find out more ⬇️ or read the paper➡️ bit.ly/_BBSData #Ornithology #UKBirding

10 Common Birds to Spot on Your Big Garden Birdwatch with illustrations. Featured birds include: Blackbird (male black, female brown), Blue Tit (blue, yellow, white face), Goldfinch (red face, yellow wings), Great Tit (yellow chest, black head), Magpie (black, white, long tail), Robin (orange breast), Starling (iridescent black), Woodpigeon, Long-tailed Tit, and House Sparrow.

The #BigGardenBirdwatch will be here before we know it!

Let's get some ID practice in with 10 familiar faces... 🐦👀

From dazzling Goldfinches to cheeky Robins, are any regulars on your patch?

PS - Don't forget to sign up: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...