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  2. Mike Toms

Mike Toms

Mike is an ornithologist who has been with the British Trust for Ornithology since 1994. He is the author of Owls, published by Harper Collins Publishers.

Recent articles by Mike Toms

Griffon vulture/ Credit: Aan Simpson 
Birds

How high do birds fly?

 Can a bird lay eggs of different sizes?
Birds

Can a bird lay eggs of different sizes?

The heaviest flying bird
Birds

What is the world’s heaviest flying bird?

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Flock of snow geese migrating, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA
Birds

How do birds know when and where to migrate?

Agroup of birds cooling down in a birdbath
Birds

Do birds sweat?

Thrush chicks in a nest
Birds

How quickly do chicks leave the nest?

Why is bird poo white
Birds

Why is bird poo white?

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Birds

Pecking order meaning: what it is and why ‘pecking order’ is crucial for survival

Blue-footed booby with eggs. © James Stone/Getty
Birds

How do birds’ eggs form?

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A pied wagtail perched on a fence.
Birds

Why do wagtails wag their tail?

Pink-footed geese grazing on farmlands © David Tipling / Lonely Planet Images / Getty
Birds

Do wintering pink-footed geese cause problems for farmers?

Kernbeisser (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) Hawfinch • Ostalbkreis; Baden-Württemberg; Deutschland, Germany
The hawfinch has a super-strong bill © Erec Thielscher / ullstein bild / Getty
Birds

Do hawfinches ever visit gardens?

Canada goose. © Dave Porter/ Getty
Birds

What is moult-migration?

Duck drinking among Common Pochard, Aythya ferina, ducks at Welney Wetland Centre, Norfolk, UK
Birds

Which of our wintering ducks come from Russia?

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Is climate change hitting our summer migrants?

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