The BBS data entry deadline has now passed. Excluding the distance that BBS & WBBS volunteers cover to get to their squares or stretches, this is the cumulative distance covered by surveyors this year. Great effort everyone! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social
September 1, 2026 at 7:13 AM
The BBS data entry deadline has now passed. Excluding the distance that BBS & WBBS volunteers cover to get to their squares or stretches, this is the cumulative distance covered by surveyors this year. Great effort everyone! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social
In the fourth interview of our DNC candidate chair series, Former Maryland Governor @martinomalley.bsky.social joins Marc Elias to discuss what Democrats can learn from 2016 and the necessary changes he believes the party should make.
Watch the full video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbbs...
Watch the full video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbbs...
Martin O'Malley's Vision for the Democratic Party
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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January 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
In the fourth interview of our DNC candidate chair series, Former Maryland Governor @martinomalley.bsky.social joins Marc Elias to discuss what Democrats can learn from 2016 and the necessary changes he believes the party should make.
Watch the full video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbbs...
Watch the full video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbbs...
A huge thank you to all of our incredible volunteers who have taken part in @bbs-birds.bsky.social and WBBS this year!
Now that the BBS & WBBS survey season is over, we would like to thank all of our volunteers for their time and effort this year! We are going to have a break from posting for a while, so see you soon. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience
July 3, 2025 at 8:17 AM
A huge thank you to all of our incredible volunteers who have taken part in @bbs-birds.bsky.social and WBBS this year!
(1/) An inspirational BBS volunteer story comes from Annie Shadrake. In this blog post, she shares her experience of surveying two BBS squares and a WBBS stretch in the Yorkshire Dales: www.bto.org/our-work/new... @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology
August 26, 2026 at 7:03 AM
(1/) An inspirational BBS volunteer story comes from Annie Shadrake. In this blog post, she shares her experience of surveying two BBS squares and a WBBS stretch in the Yorkshire Dales: www.bto.org/our-work/new... @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology
Up at sunrise for the @btobirds.bsky.social late WBBS. Fairly quiet and no sign of Curlew on the ings this visit ( were present earlier). But loads of Skylark (7) and 1 Kingfisher good to see.
@yorkbirding.bsky.social
#summersolstice
#wildlife #photography #naturephotography
#birdsseenin2026
@yorkbirding.bsky.social
#summersolstice
#wildlife #photography #naturephotography
#birdsseenin2026
June 21, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Up at sunrise for the @btobirds.bsky.social late WBBS. Fairly quiet and no sign of Curlew on the ings this visit ( were present earlier). But loads of Skylark (7) and 1 Kingfisher good to see.
@yorkbirding.bsky.social
#summersolstice
#wildlife #photography #naturephotography
#birdsseenin2026
@yorkbirding.bsky.social
#summersolstice
#wildlife #photography #naturephotography
#birdsseenin2026
Up early for the late WBBS @btobirds.bsky.social . Pair of Curlew with a single chick on the Ings. @yorkbirding.bsky.social
#birds #birding 🪶
#birds #birding 🪶
June 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Up early for the late WBBS @btobirds.bsky.social . Pair of Curlew with a single chick on the Ings. @yorkbirding.bsky.social
#birds #birding 🪶
#birds #birding 🪶
This shows the cumulative distance that BBS & WBBS volunteers walked whilst surveying their squares or stretches during 2025! This doesn’t include the distance travelled to get to their squares or stretches. @btobirds.bsky.social JNCC RSPB Science #VolunteersWeek
June 4, 2026 at 7:00 AM
This shows the cumulative distance that BBS & WBBS volunteers walked whilst surveying their squares or stretches during 2025! This doesn’t include the distance travelled to get to their squares or stretches. @btobirds.bsky.social JNCC RSPB Science #VolunteersWeek
(1/) This is no April Fool, it's 1 April, so the 2025 BBS and WBBS season has officially begun! Check the average visit date of your ‘Early’ visit and start planning to get out surveying. Today, we will focus on some key milestones of the survey season. #Ornithology #CitizenScience
April 1, 2025 at 7:10 AM
(1/) This is no April Fool, it's 1 April, so the 2025 BBS and WBBS season has officially begun! Check the average visit date of your ‘Early’ visit and start planning to get out surveying. Today, we will focus on some key milestones of the survey season. #Ornithology #CitizenScience
There are now three weeks to go to submit your 2025 BBS and WBBS data! You can do so online or by submitting the data to us on paper forms, scanned by email or posted to us. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience
August 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
There are now three weeks to go to submit your 2025 BBS and WBBS data! You can do so online or by submitting the data to us on paper forms, scanned by email or posted to us. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience
If you haven’t already done so, please submit your 2025 BBS and WBBS data to us by the end of this weekend. The deadline to submit your data is 31 August, which is this Sunday! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience
August 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM
If you haven’t already done so, please submit your 2025 BBS and WBBS data to us by the end of this weekend. The deadline to submit your data is 31 August, which is this Sunday! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience
(1/) This is a reminder to please submit your BBS and WBBS data by 31 August at the latest! This deadline is in place to ensure that your Regional Organiser and the BBS Team at BTO HQ have enough time to verify your data. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology
July 31, 2025 at 7:00 AM
(1/) This is a reminder to please submit your BBS and WBBS data by 31 August at the latest! This deadline is in place to ensure that your Regional Organiser and the BBS Team at BTO HQ have enough time to verify your data. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology
If you haven’t managed to do your ‘Late’ visit to your BBS square or WBBS stretch, please try and do it by the end of this weekend, as the survey season finishes at the end of June! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience
June 26, 2025 at 6:56 AM
If you haven’t managed to do your ‘Late’ visit to your BBS square or WBBS stretch, please try and do it by the end of this weekend, as the survey season finishes at the end of June! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience
(1/) The latest results from the Waterways Breeding Bird Survey make for interesting reading! Greylag Goose, whose population has been supplemented by introductions in recent years, continues to increase along linear waterways. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social
April 22, 2026 at 7:05 AM
(1/) The latest results from the Waterways Breeding Bird Survey make for interesting reading! Greylag Goose, whose population has been supplemented by introductions in recent years, continues to increase along linear waterways. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social
(1/ ) For the next few weeks, we will be sharing Waterways Breeding Bird Survey (WBBS) trends for some of the smaller birds that are associated with linear waterways. We begin with the brightly coloured Kingfisher, which declined in this habitat by 17% 1999–2024. @btobirds.bsky.social
September 10, 2026 at 7:27 AM
(1/ ) For the next few weeks, we will be sharing Waterways Breeding Bird Survey (WBBS) trends for some of the smaller birds that are associated with linear waterways. We begin with the brightly coloured Kingfisher, which declined in this habitat by 17% 1999–2024. @btobirds.bsky.social
A Gadwall, the first I’ve recorded in the 12 years that I’ve surveyed the River Thame at Cuddesdon, was an intriguing record on the river this morning for the Waterways Breeding Bird Survey.
ebird.org/checklist/S3...
#WBBS
@riverthamect.bsky.social
@btobirds.bsky.social
ebird.org/checklist/S3...
#WBBS
@riverthamect.bsky.social
@btobirds.bsky.social
May 6, 2026 at 7:54 AM
A Gadwall, the first I’ve recorded in the 12 years that I’ve surveyed the River Thame at Cuddesdon, was an intriguing record on the river this morning for the Waterways Breeding Bird Survey.
ebird.org/checklist/S3...
#WBBS
@riverthamect.bsky.social
@btobirds.bsky.social
ebird.org/checklist/S3...
#WBBS
@riverthamect.bsky.social
@btobirds.bsky.social
You now have just over two weeks to go to submit your 2025 and WBBS data to us. Please make sure that we receive it either online or by post by the end of the day on 31 August! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience
August 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
You now have just over two weeks to go to submit your 2025 and WBBS data to us. Please make sure that we receive it either online or by post by the end of the day on 31 August! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience
It’s fun studying “water bottle buddies” (#WBBs). Here is a plastic bottle swabbed from the inside wall of the bottle, and the integral straw. Cannot wait to see 16S rRNA results! I wish I had $$$ to do this seriously. #MicrobesEverywhere #MicrobialCentricity #WaterBottleBuddies @microbe.tv
March 13, 2026 at 3:54 PM
It’s fun studying “water bottle buddies” (#WBBs). Here is a plastic bottle swabbed from the inside wall of the bottle, and the integral straw. Cannot wait to see 16S rRNA results! I wish I had $$$ to do this seriously. #MicrobesEverywhere #MicrobialCentricity #WaterBottleBuddies @microbe.tv
(1/) It's now only a week to go until the 2025 BBS and WBBS season starts! This week’s post focuses on how to navigate around your square. Although this is mainly relevant in upland areas, there are some functions on BBS online that can help anyone to do this, even in lowland areas.
March 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
(1/) It's now only a week to go until the 2025 BBS and WBBS season starts! This week’s post focuses on how to navigate around your square. Although this is mainly relevant in upland areas, there are some functions on BBS online that can help anyone to do this, even in lowland areas.
(1/) The BBBS Team at HQ, and BBS/ WBBS Regional Organisers are currently busy verifying data from the 2025 survey seasons. Here is a list of the 10 most widespread species recorded on BBS squares across the UK during 2024. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
(1/) The BBBS Team at HQ, and BBS/ WBBS Regional Organisers are currently busy verifying data from the 2025 survey seasons. Here is a list of the 10 most widespread species recorded on BBS squares across the UK during 2024. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social
I want the stand so I can play Polar Bear Cafe for the WBBs
November 11, 2023 at 7:19 PM
I want the stand so I can play Polar Bear Cafe for the WBBs
I cant help but read the bear dialogue in Grizz from WBBs voice
December 27, 2024 at 9:59 PM
I cant help but read the bear dialogue in Grizz from WBBs voice
(2/) The survey instructions for BBS can be found here: www.bto.org/sites/defaul... and for WBBS here: www.bto.org/sites/defaul... if you need a reminder prior to the survey season. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience
www.bto.org
March 4, 2025 at 8:05 AM
(2/) The survey instructions for BBS can be found here: www.bto.org/sites/defaul... and for WBBS here: www.bto.org/sites/defaul... if you need a reminder prior to the survey season. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience
The data entry deadline for BBS & WBBS survey data is now only a week away. Please enter your data soon, so your Regional Organiser has a sufficient amount of time to verify it. Any questions, please get in touch! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology
August 25, 2026 at 6:43 AM
The data entry deadline for BBS & WBBS survey data is now only a week away. Please enter your data soon, so your Regional Organiser has a sufficient amount of time to verify it. Any questions, please get in touch! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology
The deadline to submit your 2025 BBS and WBBS data to use is now swiftly approaching! If you haven’t already submitted it online or by post, we look forward to receiving it soon! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience
August 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The deadline to submit your 2025 BBS and WBBS data to use is now swiftly approaching! If you haven’t already submitted it online or by post, we look forward to receiving it soon! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience
Beautiful start to my third Surrey BBS/WBBS of the week. Skylark singing over this field as well.
April 27, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Beautiful start to my third Surrey BBS/WBBS of the week. Skylark singing over this field as well.