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BTO Cymru
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The British Trust from Ornithology (BTO) is the UK's leading bird research organisation. BTO Cymru seeks to give a Welsh voice and perspective on the important issues for birds in Wales. www.bto.org/about-bto/national-offices/bto-cymru-english
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BTO Cymru @btocymru.bsky.social · Sep 1
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
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.
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BTO Cymru @btocymru.bsky.social · 7d
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...
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BTO Cymru @btocymru.bsky.social · 7d
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...
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 9d
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...
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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 11d
Before the rain arrived, first visit to my two @btobirds.bsky.social Winter Bird Survey squares above Conwy, which I otherwise rarely visit outside the breeding season.

Quite a few Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps still around, Robin winter territories galore, and several Choughs foraging on the mountain.
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BTO Cymru @btocymru.bsky.social · 21d
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...
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BTO Cymru @btocymru.bsky.social · 21d
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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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 22d
Well done these lads. It all started at @btobirds.bsky.social Youth Camp.

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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 22d
Three young birdwatchers have raised and donated £1,112 to a charity close to their hearts, after completing a five-day Welsh cycling tour
Young birders complete 200 mile charity cycle across Wales
Three young birdwatchers have raised and donated £1,112 to a charity close to their hearts, after completing a five-day Welsh cycling tour. After meeting on a Youth Camp in Pembrokeshire in 2024, orga...
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BTO Shropshire @btoshropshire.bsky.social · 29d
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...
A screenshot of a post promoting an online event for the Garden BirdWatch survey, illustrated with a picture of a Nuthatch.
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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · Sep 8
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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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...
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BTO Cymru @btocymru.bsky.social · 26d
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
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Welsh Ornithological Society @birdsinwales.bsky.social · Sep 5
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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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.
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BTO Cymru @btocymru.bsky.social · Sep 1
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
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.
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Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) | Goose & Swan Monitoring (GSMP) @webs-gsmp.bsky.social · Aug 28
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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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?’
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BTO Cymru @btocymru.bsky.social · Aug 27
Don't miss the @birdsinwales.bsky.social conference this year, with @btobirds.bsky.social speakers! Book a space: birdsin.wales/2025-annual-... #birdingWales
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Welsh Ornithological Society @birdsinwales.bsky.social · Aug 19
Priority Conference tickets for members still available until August 31!

Tocynnau blaenoriaeth i aelodau i’n Cynhadledd ar werth tan Awst 31!

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Mike Pollard @mikepnature.bsky.social · Aug 8
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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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · Aug 4
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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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...
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BTO Cymru @btocymru.bsky.social · Aug 1
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: Raptor ID walk, Mynydd Y Garth, Cardiff. Saturday 9th August 10:00–12:30. Open to under 25s. Free Entry. bto.org/youth-events
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BTO Cymru @btocymru.bsky.social · Aug 1
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...
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
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Welsh Ornithological Society @birdsinwales.bsky.social · Jul 25
📣 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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Welsh Ornithological Society @birdsinwales.bsky.social · Jul 25
📣 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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BTO Cymru @btocymru.bsky.social · Jul 17
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
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · Jul 15
Are you a young person in need of birding equipment or someone who wants to send theirs to a new home? 🐦 Our Equipment Donation Scheme supported by @opticron.bsky.social‬ redistributes second-hand equipment to a young person under 21, school or university. ➡️ www.bto.org.uk/equip... #UKBirding
Image of a young person looking through binoculars. White wording on a green background over the image reads: BTO's Equipment Donation Scheme. This scheme redistributes second-hand binoculars and other birdwatching equipment to young people aged 11-21, schools and universities. www.bto.org. BTO Youth and Opticron logo top right of the image.
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BTO Cymru @btocymru.bsky.social · Jul 11
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
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Ai-Lin @akeewales.bsky.social · Jul 11
Visit 2 of one of my Nightjar survey sq for @btobirds.bsky.social was fruitful. I did contain my excitement but gasped when a Nightjar flew quite close over my head & landed on the path. Another wing-clapped in flight. In total I had at least 4 males in that square & some midges! #birdingwales
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · Jul 9
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
A Swift flies through the blue sky showing its sooty brown plumage and pale chin. Image by Graham Catley/BTO.
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BTO Cymru @btocymru.bsky.social · Jul 9
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 🪶
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.
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UK Seabird Monitoring Programme @smp-seabirds.bsky.social · Jun 27
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!👀
Gethin talking to camera with the coastline behind.
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BTO Cymru @btocymru.bsky.social · Jun 24
Not long left to nominate someone for the @birdsinwales.bsky.social Lifetime Achievement Award 2025!
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Welsh Ornithological Society @birdsinwales.bsky.social · Jun 16
The deadline for nominations for our Lifetime Achievement
Award 2025 is JUNE 30! Details on how to nominate below

Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer enwebiadau Gwobr Cyfraniad Oes 2025 yw MEHEFIN 30! Manylion ar sut i enwebu isod

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