BTO Cymru

Are you surveying Raven as part of Cudyll Cymru? The Raven is an early breeder, with lots of the action kicking off in January! Look out for those spectacular synchronised flight dances in skies near you soon and get recording! #BirdingWales Raven by Philip Croft/BTO

Wild victims of bird flu on the rise As ‘flockdown’ rules require keepers of birds to introduce strict biosecurity measures in Wales, increased deaths of wild birds have raised fears that it could be the worst winter yet for bird...

Wild victims of bird flu increase - will it be the worst winter yet in Europe? @btobirds.bsky.social reminds birders we can play a role in monitoring #HPAI

Plus the week's #NorthWales sightings in @northwaleslive.bsky.social BirdNotes. 📷 Tony Pope. #BirdingWales

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The audience at WOS Conference today

HUGE diolch to ALL who supported and attended Conference. An inspiring, informative & wonderful day. See you next year!

Diolch i BAWB am gefnogi a mynychu. Diwrnod ysbrydoledig, addysgiadol a bendigedig. Tan flwyddyn nesaf!

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This was a lovely surprise and honour, to receive the 2025 Marsh Award for Ornithology from the British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social, at this evening’s opening of the Society of Wildlife Artists’ annual exhibition.

Heather's contribution to ornithology and BTO surveys has been incredible across Wales! Thank you Heather! A well-deserved recipient of the Jubilee Medal. 🏅

Congratulations to Julian @penrhynbirder.bsky.social on being awarded the Dilys Breese Medal for his contribution to ornithology and sharing BTO's work across Wales!

Our online ‘Welsh Waders for Beginners’ course is now less than a week away! Book your place today on our website here: www.bto.org/our-work/eve...

Mae ein cwrs ar-lein ‘Adar Rhydio Cymru i Ddechreuwyr’ bellach llai na wythnos i ffwrdd! Cofrestrwch heddiw ar ein gwefan yma: www.bto.org/our-work/eve...

The Winter Bird Survey has started! Huge thanks to all volunteer surveyors. You can find out more about the survey here: www.bto.org/get-involved...

Our first ever online ‘Welsh Waterbirds for Beginners’ course is now less than a week away! Book your place today on our website here: www.bto.org/our-work/eve...

Mae ein cwrs ar-lein newydd ‘Adar Dŵr Cymru i Ddechreuwyr’ bellach llai na wythnos i ffwrdd! Cofrestrwch heddiw ar ein gwefan yma:
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Well done these lads. It all started at @btobirds.bsky.social Youth Camp.

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A screenshot of a post promoting an online event for the Garden BirdWatch survey, illustrated with a picture of a Nuthatch.

Gethin from @btocymru.bsky.social will be running an “Introduction to Garden BirdWatch” online event to promote @bto-gbw.bsky.social on 4 November at 7pm. It is open to all regions.

For more information please see the image of the flyer. To book your place go to www.bto.org/our-work/eve...

Swift departure and Ibis arrival The weather’s rapid switch into autumn has served as a reminder to summer visitors that they need to make a move. Through the weekend, thousands of Swallows streamed south, Wheatears dropped in to...

The largest flock of Glossy Ibis ever seen in #Wales heralded an unprecedented influx into Britain & Ireland. Plus other sightings from across #NorthWales, bookings open for the @birdsinwales.bsky.social Conference and finally my Swifts have left the building.

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Now that we've reached the end of the first survey season, make sure you enter your data by 21st September in order to be included in this year’s analysis! This analysis is the core purpose of the project, and only data submitted by that deadline can contribute to the first year report. #cudyllcymru

Welsh Ornithological Society (WOS) | Birds in Wales WOS is the national body which aims to unify birdwatchers and ornithologists across the whole of Wales. Supporting bird conservation by funding research & encouraging publications.

Conference booking for non-members is now open! Details below.

Mae tocynnau Cynhadledd i’r rhai nad sydd yn aelodau nawr ar gael! Manylion isod

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Image of a Curlew with the BTO Cymru logo top left and wording to the right that reads: BTO Cymru Autumn Training Opportunities. Welsh Waterbirds for Beginners, 23 & 30 September, Online, £10. Welsh Waders for Beginners, 6 &1 3 October, Online, £10. An Introduction to the Wetland Bird Survey, 20 October, Online, Free. An Introduction to Garden BirdWatch, 4 November, Online, Free. Wetland Bird Survey Practice, Malltraeth, 11 October, 10:30-12:30, Free. RSPB Conwy, 9 November, 10:30-12:30, Free. Visit our website for details and to sign up: www.bto.org/cymru-events.

All our autumn events are now ready for bookings on our webpage. If you'd like to know more about our surveys or build your ID skills, be sure to sign up to an online or in-person session! ➡️ www.bto.org/cymru-events #BirdingWales

Underneath the headline 'WeBS Site Insight: Penybont Pool, Radnorshire’ is an image of a Coot swimming in a pool, with a map of the site boundary and location within the UK. The WeBS logo is beneath with the text ‘ Join WeBS - Can you help count waterbirds here?’

Are you a beginner birder in mid-Wales who can count the birds at this small pond, which hasn’t been counted since 1993? If you think you can help please contact us via the "Contact the Local Organiser" button at
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Don't miss the @birdsinwales.bsky.social conference this year, with @btobirds.bsky.social speakers! Book a space: birdsin.wales/2025-annual-... #birdingWales

2024 NE Wales Bird Report now available to download from @cofnod.org.uk Big thank you to all contributors. Majority of records via @birdtrack.bsky.social.
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Mute Swans: where do they all come from…? Populations of most breeding birds are measured in pairs, or sometimes, singing males, and while most small songbirds attempt to nest every year of their short lives, the same is not true of larger...

Wales' fourth Pacific Golden Plover leads the cast of visitors in @northwaleslive.bsky.social BirdNotes. And as I ponder where the flocks of moulting Mute Swans originate, @btobirds.bsky.social ringers have the answer.

📷 @keelebirder.bsky.social. #BirdingWales

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A Buzzard flies through the blue sky. Wording alongside reads: Raptor ID walk, Mynydd Y Garth, Cardiff. Saturday 9th August 10:00–12:30. Open to under 25s. Free Entry. bto.org/youth-events

Join BTO Youth and staff for a FREE Raptor ID Walk up Mynydd Y Garth (Garth Mountain). We'll be on the look out for Buzzards, Sparrowhawks, Kestrels and falcons! 🦅 Book a space ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/eve... #BirdingWales

A Buzzard flies through the blue sky. Wording alongside reads: Taith Gerdded Adar Ysglyfaethus. Mynydd Y Garth. Caerdydd. Dydd Sadwrn 9fed o Awst 10:00–12:30. I bobl dan 25. MYNEDIAD AM DDIM. bto.org/youth-events

Ymunwch â staff a chynrychiolwyr BTO Youth am wâc cerdded rhad ac am ddim i fyny Mynydd y Garth. Byddwn yn edrych am Bwncath, Gwalch Glas, Cudyll Coch a Hebogiaid! Cofrestrwch yma ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/eve...

Poster for this year’s WOS Conference

📣 Tickets for this year’s Conference ‘Hear it! See it! Record it! - Making Your Birding Count’ are now on sale to WOS members. General sale on September 1. Yet another reason to join WOS!
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Poster for WOS Conference

📣 Mae tocynnau ar gyfer Cynhadledd eleni ‘Gwylio, Gwrando…a Chofnodi! Gwnewch i’ch Adara Gyfrif’ bellach ar werth i aelodau. Ar werth i bawb arall Medi 1af (Rheswm da arall i ymuno â WOS)
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A brilliant scheme for young people under 21, schools or universities who are in need of binoculars and other birding equipment. Request equipment or donate at www.bto.org/our-work/you... @opticron.bsky.social

Great to see Nightjar recorded for the Heathland Birds Survey in Wales! It's the last chance to survey for this species this month, can you help fill vacant sites near you? Take a look: www.bto.org/get-involved... #birdingwales

A Swift flies through the blue sky showing its sooty brown plumage and pale chin. Image by Graham Catley/BTO.

Have you heard Swift screaming parties? ✋😀Our historical @birdtrack.bsky.social data shows in July we reach peak Swift records! Come August, birds will begin their migration to their non-breeding grounds in Africa. 🌍

📷 Swift by Graham Catley/BTO

Image of a Great Crested Grebe on a lake (by Tom Streeter/BTO). Wording alongside the image reads: Girls go birding: Birding at the Bay. Cardiff Bay, Wetlands Reserve. Saturday 26 July, 11:00-12:00. Open to cis women, trans women, and those identifying as non-binary, aged 16-25. Free entry! bto.org/youth-events. BTO Youth and Girls Go Birding Logo (by Anna Dupont-Crabtree) sit top right of the image.

Join BTO Youth for a Girls Go Birding walk at Cardiff Bay and the wetlands reserve on Saturday 26 July. 🐦 Discover more and book a space 👉 www.bto.org/our-work/eve... #BirdingWales 🪶

Gethin talking to camera with the coastline behind.

Gethin from @btocymru.bsky.social was recently interviewed about SMP & the Kittiwakes of Mumbles Pier for the upcoming show 'Nôl o'r Dibyn' - a four part series co-production between S4C & the European Broadcasting Union focusing on wildlife mitigation projects in urban areas.

📺Keep a look out!👀