Nature Beth Priday Nature Beth Priday

Cuckoos clock up the miles on migration

Satellite technology is helping scientists from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) to better understand the pressures that the UK’s breeding Cuckoos face as they make annual migrations of 16,000 km to central Africa and back.

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Nature Lucy Morris Nature Lucy Morris

Major new report reveals changing fortunes for UK’s breeding birds

Published today, the latest BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) report shows positive news for a range of birds including Firecrest, Marsh Harrier and Cuckoo. However, the Report also reveals worrying declines for familiar woodland and garden species such as Chaffinch and Bullfinch.

The latest data also show that some farmland birds that have experienced long-term declines, like Yellowhammer and Yellow Wagtail, continue to struggle.

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