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(1/) Blink and you’ll miss this week’s ‘Talon Spotting’ species focus, the speedy Peregrine! After a significant increase in population across the UK prior to the mid-1990s, this species has unfortunately declined since then. BTO JNCC RSPB Science

Today is the February WeBS Core Count! 🪇 Did you know that much of the data we collect is free to view on the WeBS Report Online? Check it out to see the numbers and trends for specific sites and species ➡️ app.bto.org/webs-reporting… RSPB Science JNCC

Nightjar squares now added bto.org/our-science/pr… Please help out if you can - lots of squares for Woodlark, Dartford Warbler and Nightjar to cover. Thanks!

(1/) This week’s ‘Talon Spotting’ trend is Kestrel. This small species of falcon is familiar to many of us, mainly due to its habit of hovering when it is hunting. It is currently quite widespread across the UK. BTO JNCC RSPB Science

An excellent engagement event, just across the border in Staffordshire, with four of the Shropshire WMRG team present. All credit to West Midlands Ringing Group for such a friendly, professional and well organised ringing demonstration.

Adding breeding evidence to your BirdTrack records is a simple way you can add value to your records and contribute to the work of RBBP

A Coot currently at Roath Park, Cardiff was ringed 14.05.24 at Vestfold, Norway 1194km away. Also reported in Jan. Waterbird Colour-marking Group Kane Brides BTO Cymru

These deeply beautiful maps show the migration patterns of––respectively––Curlew, Kittiwake & Blackcap. From this interactive migration atlas recording migrations of 300 bird species: migrationatlas.org Birds both tether us to places & stitch the world together.

The latest dates for "guide in the hide" at Venus Pool NR near Shrewsbury this month. You don't need to book, just turn up. The reserve and car park may be busier than usual at these times so bear this in mind if you plan to visit but are not attending the event.

March is the best time to listen for the Wood Warbler-like song of Willow Tits, typically in areas of wet scrub. Please look and listen for them and send any reports into @birdtrack or, for Shropshire, email details to [email protected] youtube.com/watch?v=HUrMrX…

Last year it was the turn of Breeding Bird Surveys to celebrate 30 years, now it is BTO Garden BirdWatch turn. Many of Breeding Bird Surveys surveyors start off their surveying career with GBW, so a great way to kick off your BTO surveying.

A Breeding Bird Survey training day in the delightful grounds of Powis Castle. Organised by BTO Cymru but the Shropshire birding community are very welcome to attend. The course is free of charge. More information at bto.org/community/even…

(1/) The 2025 Breeding Bird Survey and Waterways Breeding Bird Survey starts on 1 April, which is four weeks away! Please fit in a recce visit to your square or stretch before your first survey visit! Check the habitat hasn’t changed and your transects can still be followed.

1/4 at the BTO conference this past weekend, Dr Teresa Frost (Head of Waterbird Monitoring at BTO) discussed 'Insights and Impacts from Monitoring Waterbirds', stressing the important use of WeBS, GSMP, NEWS and WinGS data for the conservation of these species

(1/) This week’s ‘Talon Spotting’ species trend is Red Kite. This species has increased across the UK in recent years. Several reintroduction schemes have been a significant contributing factor to this increase. BTO JNCC RSPB Science

The IGC Spring Count is coming up in a few weeks time, focusing on counting Pink-footed Geese as well as Greylag Geese🥀 If you are interested in taking part, please visit the vacant site map below to find a vacant site near you ⬇️ app.bto.org/gsmp/public/va…

Sunday is the last Core Count of the WeBS winter period (Sept-March). But did you know that counts are carried all year as it provides important info. about migrating birds using the East Atlantic Flyway to fly back north, as well as those that call the UK home all year round?

BirdTrack data shows that the big arrival of Chiffchaff in the last week is around two weeks earlier than the long term average. Many summer migrants to the UK are now arriving earlier as a response to climate change bto.org/our-science/pu…

Shropshire’s Rookeries 2025 survey gets a nice plug on the local BBC. Please do add your sightings to this project if you can, there’s a link in the feature. It’s such a brilliant but accessible example of local ornithology. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…