Songbird migration project fieldwork - Whinchat geolocator tag retrieval

Join BTO Scotland's Research Officer, Anthony Wetherhill, to retrieve a geolocator tag from a Whinchat.
Whinchats are declining across Britain, and we are investigating whether there are any problems during their long migrations across the Sahara could be contributing to recent declines. By fitting migrant birds with miniaturised geolocator ‘backpacks’, it’s possible to work out where the birds wearing them have gone - as long as the devices can be retrieved, and that's where the fieldwork skills of the research team come in!
Find out more about this work in this blog post: www.bto.org/co...

[@KeefsCattys]

I see fewer in my region of SE Scotland in recent years. Saw one singing a week ago in an an area I'd never seen them before which is encouraging . Great video .

[@francoclivio]

Great video

[@helenbeardsworth6751]

Lovely video and bird. Will you let us know what information you gather from the geolocator?

[@BTOvideo]

We'll post updates on our website and social media when research from this project is published.

[@bangbol005]

Are you an expert in animal documentation?