We are delighted to share the Spring 2026 edition of the Gwent-Glamorgan Newsletter! Many thanks to all contributors.
Download a pdf here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/upload/libra...
Or read as a flipbook here: online.fliphtml5.com/zpyru/nsib/
We were record breakers too! Thanks to the efforts of our fab team of local volunteers, a total of 52 BBS squares were covered in our region in 2025 . . . the best year on record in East Glamorgan!
Read all about the results on the @btobirds.bsky.social's website here: www.bto.org/our-work/sci...
If you take part in the Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey on your BBS square, why not consider voting for your favourite butterfly using this post by @savebutterflies.bsky.social? David W from the BBS Team has already voted for White Admiral, but we definitely don't want to influence your vote!
Volunteers are at the heart of BTO. 🐦 We couldn't achieve what we do for birds, science & people without you. Thank you! Here's a snapshot of what some of our survey volunteers have achieved 🙌
From Regional Reps to BTO Youth, there's a variety of volunteer roles at BTO➡️ www.bto.org/volunteer
1/ With your help, we can create a more positive future for birds like Lapwing, Curlew, Redshank and Golden Plover. Donate today via www.bto.org/breeding... and support our breeding wader research. Thank you. #Ornithology
Are you under 30 and want to learn about nest finding? Join Nest Quest Live ➡️ bit.ly/NestQuest25
The speakers are ⬇️
📌 Amira who focuses on monitoring the nests of warbler species.
📌 Jack who is interested in upland breeding passerines.
📌 Tommy who specialises in finding raptor nests.
It’s May, so no more seed and peanuts in bird feeders. BTO Senior Research Ecologist Dr Kate Plummer, part of the Technical Steering Group that carried out the evidence review on which the new guidance is based, sets out the reasoning behind the changes in this BTO blog ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/new...
Today is the June Priority Core Count date and the last count of the 2025/26 WeBS year! A massive thank you to all our fantastic volunteers for carrying out WeBS counts this year! Is there is any outstanding data yet, please can this be submitted to WeBS Online asap.
#UKbirding #ornithology
There are now only around three weeks to go until the 2026 BBS survey season finishes at the end of the month! Please try and do your ‘Late’ visit as close to your average visit date as possible, as long as the weather is suitable. @btobirds.bsky.social JNCC RSPB Science
New Teifi Ringing Group blog with an update of May... warblers, RAS and CES studies and news of a Woodcock to Russia, a Strumble Storm Petrel at Porthgwarra and a Chiff from|Spain #BirdRinging #BirdingWales teifimarshbirds.blogspot.com/2026/06/warb...
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Sedge Warblers trickled through this May although no fall. 203 have been ringed this spring on the Teifi Marshes and 10 at Cors Caron. The...
It’s Volunteers’ Week! 2025 was the best year on record for BBS coverage across the UK. Thank you so much to the 2,828 volunteers who took part in the survey last year. We appreciate your time and effort. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #VolunteersWeek
VOTE NOW for Britain's Favourite Butterfly! 🦋
Flashy, adventurous or fantastically freaky. The UK is home to 60 species of butterfly, each with their own unique story.
But who will be crowned the nation's favourite? 👑
Vote for your favourite 👉 britainsfavouritebutterfly.co.uk?utm_source=S...
