LifeCycle is the magazine of the British and Irish Ringing Scheme and the Nest Record Scheme (NRS), published twice a year, in the spring and autumn.
(The latest issue is on the LifeCycle home page.)
Search settings
LifeCycle - Issue 8, Autumn 2018
Author: BTO / Multiple
Published: Autumn 2018
Highlights a new project exploring moult in Blue Tits. It also contains articles on undertaking fieldwork on the MOD estate, ageing Reed Buntings, monitoring Woodpigeon nests, and ringing without mist nets.
22.10.18
Magazines Lifecycle
LifeCycle - Issue 7, Spring 2018
Author: BTO / Multiple
Published: Spring 2018
Includes the results from the 2017 breeding season. It also features articles on turning a Tree Sparrow project into a RAS, monitoring Swallows, devising a Corn Bunting nesting project, and mentoring nest recorders.
11.07.18
Magazines Lifecycle
LifeCycle - Issue 6, Autumn 2017
Author: BTO / Multiple
Published: Autumn 2017
Issue 6 features articles on whoosh netting in your garden, spring trapping Red Kites and developing a nestbox project for Willow Tits. It also contains details of how to get involved in a new research project on Blackcaps.
21.12.17
Magazines Lifecycle
LifeCycle - Issue 5, Spring 2017
Author: BTO / Multiple
Published: Spring 2017
Issue 5 contains the 2016 breeding season results and celebrates the anniversaries of CES and RAS. There are also articles on finding Yellowhammer nests, recording moult, and using thermal-imaging cameras to locate birds.
15.06.17
Magazines Lifecycle
LifeCycle - Issue 4, Autumn 2016
Author: BTO / Multiple
Published: Autumn 2016
Issue 4 contains the second in our two-part series on mist-netting waders as well as a guide to monitoring Tawny Owls and articles on tracking Nightingales, how your NRS data is informing conservation policy, and more.
04.11.16
Magazines Lifecycle