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The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) is the UK's leading charity working with volunteers to improve our knowledge of birds through monitoring and research.
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BTO 2h
Australian undersea dawn chorus...birds are the only ones to sing first thing
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BTO 16h
Amazing. Were you able to tell whether the fish was alive or dead (before it was caught)?
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BTO 16h
... WOW! A fantastic shot of some really interesting avian behaviour. Has anyone else seen corvids catching fish like an Osprey?
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BTO 16h
Sounds interesting... Amazing photo to follow in 5...4...3...2...
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BTO 20h
Are you proposing a cooooo d'état?
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BTO 21h
New threat to penguins as bird flu reaches Antarctica
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Andy Musgrove Sep 21
Yes very distinctive if alert for it, but beware of Coal Tit which can make a superficially similar sound
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BTO 24h
Pigeons use collective decision making to overrule incompetent leaders
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BTO Sep 21
hmm. Try going to YouTube and searching for "Yellow-browed Warbler invasion September 2016"
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Rare Bird Alert Sep 21
yes had a problem with original tweet, here is a new one
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BTO Sep 21
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BTO Sep 21
it looks like deleted the original tweet, perhaps to link instead to a new version of the video?
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BTO Sep 21
So you're saying that you have now Trogon home...?
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BTO Sep 21
Bird-brained?! Pigeons have shown primate-like abilities in word recognition by 'reading' letter combinations. Wow!
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Orknithology Sep 21
"Seventeen-Strong Sunrise Skein" (geese over Grimbister, , 20-Sep-2016).
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BTO Sep 21
it's all about getting tuned in. Compared to e.g. Willow Warbler or Chiffchaff this call is quite different.
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BTO Sep 21
Anyone hoping to find a YB Warbler would do well to learn their super-distinctive "chewy" call: via
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BTO Sep 21
don't know about that Mark... an element of luck of course. Plus the distraction of pies ;-)
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Kate Odling Sep 20
about 900 pink foot geese in Aberlady Bay yesterday
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BTO Scotland Sep 21
Indeed... lots of coast along the east of Scotland being covered by proportionally fewer birders. There are undoubtedly gems to be found!
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