• How are waterbirds faring in the UK? Results from 2018/19 are in
    The latest blog from Simon Wotton, RSPB’s Senior Conservation Scientist, is looking at the latest survey data for our waterbirds and what this means for some species. The 38 th Wetland Bird Survey ...
  • National turtle dove survey results warn of low numbers, but solutions give hope
    Today see’s the publication of the UK national turtle dove survey, highlighting that the population now stands at around 2,100 territories, down from an estimated 125,000 in 1970. However, whilst the...
  • Making climate change adaptation work for nature
    Nature cannot keep pace with climate change and needs our help to adapt. Currently, climate change adaptation actions are lagging behind mitigation measures but as those adaptation actions for nature...
  • The UK's Wild Bird Indicators 2019
    The official results for the Wild Bird Indicators have been released by Government today. Here, Mark Eaton, Principal Conservation Scientist, gives a breakdown on the results and what this means for conservation...
  • The Seabird Monitoring Programme is changing
    From this month, the Seabird Monitoring Programme (SMP) will be changing in how it’s being run. The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) has formed a partnership with the BTO and RSPB, to run this...