The Little Ringed Plover is an under-recorded species that breeds on open ground in a variety of habitats including some, e.g. brownfield, industrial and building sites, not often visited by birders. Now is a great time of year explore new areas to find them.

It’s all go! Spurn Bird Observatory Trust (SBOT) and the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) are joining forces once again to deliver the annual Spurn Migration Festival (Migfest) over the weekend of 12–14 September. 🗞️spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news/the-migfe… #MigFest2025 #spurnbirds

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Beautiful morning for carrying out my Dartford Warbler survey square in Thetford Forest. No Dartford Warblers but a heath I'd never visited before. Woodlarks, Tree Pipit & Willow Warblers recorded. Plenty of squares to cover across the UK for Dartford Warbler & Nightjar.

Tickets for #MigFest2025 are now on sale! Join us for a weekend celebrating migration at Spurn — guided walks, talks, seawatching and more. Book your place today: bit.ly/3T5Q9Ks

Still plenty of squares available for our Heathland Birds Survey. If you enjoy looking for Nightjars on spring evenings, now is the time to sign up! All BirdTrack users can help by adding pinpoints to records of Dartford Warbler, Nightjar and Woodlark bto.org/our-science/pr…

This year, the RSPB is working with the BTO and Natural England to repeat national surveys for three species regularly associated with heathlands: the Dartford Warbler, Woodlark and Nightjar. Credit: Sam Turley (rspb-images.com)

As promised, a shorter video (saves you 4 minutes to spend birding) with 3 pointers to make your birdwatching more valuable for the monitoring of rare breeding birds

Wader migration is still happening! Temminck's Stints are far more likely to be seen in May than in the autumn. Graph from BirdTrack Blog about migration of waders to/from/through Britain & Ireland. wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/whi… #ornithology

Falling finch numbers, fading farmland birds, declining Dippers & vanishing Cuckoo calls in England are worrying findings from the 2024 Breeding Bird Survey report out now➡️bto.org/bbs-results JNCC RSPB Science BTO #Ornithology

DUCKS: by now most ducks will have settled at potential breeding sites. So all records of scarce & rare breeding ducks, including Shoveler, Wigeon, Garganey, Pintail, Pochard and Red-breasted Merganser, should be submitted, with breeding evidence, to the relevant county recorder

1/ Concerns for long-term bird populations are revealed in the latest Waterbirds in the UK report out now. Discover more ⬇️ and read the report ➡️ bto.org/webs-annual-re… #Ornithology BTO JNCC RSPB Science NatureScot

Last weekend of spring wader migration in the UK? Grey Plovers are just about the latest #waders to head north. Blog about migration of #shorebirds: wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/whi… #ornithology

This year, we are working with BTO and Natural England on a national Nightjar survey See which 1km squares are still available and sign up here: tinyurl.com/4dkrhfa2 A big thank you to everyone already signed up! Ben Andrew (rspb-images.com)

An absolutely stunning female Grey Phalarope in summer plumage at Loch of Spiggie, Shetland today. Unlike their Red-necked cousins which breed here in small numbers, Greys are extremely rare in spring and thus rarely enjoyed in this incredible plumage. No wonder why the rest of

📖SMPnews is out now - Issue 3 | Spring 2025🌱 This newsletter is for anyone interested in #seabirds, #wildlife, #CitizenScience or simply enjoys a good read! Thank you to everyone who contributed.👏 🔭 Check it out at bto.org/smp-news 👀 BTO JNCC RSPB Science

Applications are open for the Spurn Young Birder of the Year competition. The final and the presentation of prizes, including optics, trophies and memberships, will take place at the Spurn Migfest on Saturday 13 September. bit.ly/MGSYB_2025

WOOLSTON EYES – Cover for the 2024 Annual Report, should be hitting members ‘in boxes’ in the near future, watercolour on Arches paper, a prolific year for Yellow-browed Warblers at the site, prompted me to use this species as its one that may not turn up in the future.