Waterbirds in the UK 2022/23

Author(s): Woodward, I.D., Calbrade, N.A., Birtles, G.A., Feather, A., Peck, K., Wotton, S.R., Shaw, J.M., Balmer, D.E. & Frost, T.M.

Published: April 2024

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Waterbirds in the UK presents the results of the annual Wetland Bird Survey Report. Since 2022, Waterbirds in the UK is also the primary reporting mechanism for Goose and Swan Monitoring Programme results.

It provides a single, comprehensive source of information on the current status and distribution of waterbirds in the UK for those interested in the conservation of the populations of these species and the wetland sites they use.

Read our news article for a summary of the headline stories in the report >
View the BTO press release for the report >

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Staff Author(s)

Ian Woodward

Senior Research Ecologist

Neil Calbrade

Waterbird Surveys Officer

Gillian Birtles

WeBS Counter Network Organiser

Alastair Feather

Research Ecologist

Dawn Balmer

Head of Surveys

Teresa Frost

Wetland Bird Survey Manager

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The Wetland Bird Survey monitors the UK's internationally important waterbirds at inland and coastal wetland sites, providing data for population and trends in abundance and distribution.

Greenland White-fronted Goose. Edmund Fellowes / BTO

Project

Goose and Swan Monitoring Programme

This project tracks the abundance and breeding success of the UK’s native geese and migratory swans through winter surveys.

News

Winter waterbird numbers shift in a warming climate

Data from the newly published edition of Waterbirds in the UK provide further evidence that wintering ducks, geese, swans and waders are adapting to climate change by altering their migration.

Waterbirds in the UK 2022/23

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