Important update! 🎉 We've satellite-tagged six Cuckoos this year in Scotland and England. Follow their migrations and sponsor a bird ➡️ https://www.bto.org/cuckoos 📉 The UK Cuckoo population has declined by over a third since the mid-1990s. But that’s not the whole story – while in England, Wales and Northern Ireland numbers continue to fall, they’re increasing in Scotland. By using satellite tracking technology, BTO researchers are gaining a greater understanding of the pressures Cuckoos face

4.5K views · 33 reactions | Join our team out monitoring nest boxes.  You can get involved too by recording bird nests in your garden via our Nesting Neighbours scheme. ➡️ https://www.bto.org/nest-monitoring | BTO British Trust for Ornithology | Facebook

Discover key findings from the Northern Ireland Seabird Report 2024 – out now! ⬇️ 📌 First breeding record in 38 years for Little Tern! 🌊🐣 A pair attempted to breed on the Outer Ards Peninsula last year. This charismatic and dainty tern was last recorded breeding in Northern Ireland in 1986, making this a very exciting record! 📌 Black-headed Gull declines. Lower numbers of adult Black-headed Gulls on nests were recorded at several sites in 2024 across Northern Ireland. This is likely due to t

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Exciting news! We’ve tagged another nine Cuckoos as part of our BTO Cuckoo Tracking Project this year. 😀 Sadly, we’ve lost more than a third of UK Cuckoos in the past 25 years, but the reasons why are still not fully understood. Satellite technology is helping BTO researchers to better understand the pressures these remarkable birds face as they migrate to central Africa and back. 🐦 🌍 Thank you to our Cuckoos’ sponsors this year.💚 You can follow BTO Cuckoos' migrations on our website ➡️ www.