Birds, Mammals and Wildlife Gardening – Birdwatch

The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) in partnership with CJ Wildlife food suppliers run Garden BirdWatch. This is a year-round project that gathers information on how different species of birds use gardens – and crucially, how this use changes over time.

Around 16,500 participants take part in Garden BirdWatch by sending in simple weekly records of the bird species using their gardens. This information is either submitted on paper count forms or by using Garden BirdWatch Online. Each participant also supports the project financially through an annual contribution of £12.00 and in return, they receive the quarterly colour magazine Bird Table, count forms and access to advice on feeding and attracting garden birds.

The tremendous success that Garden BirdWatch has achieved has been possible because of the relationship between 'amateur' ornithologists and the small team of 'professionals' in the Garden BirdWatch office. The project has recently produced a new poster on garden birds, offering tips on how to identify familiar garden birds, and doubling as a simple recording form. We hope that this will provide parents and grandparents with the means to encourage children to develop an interest in garden birds. To receive a free copy, simply send your postal address to gbw@bto.org. Individual survey results are supplied to members and recent survey results include Tawny Owls and Greater Spotted Woodpeckers.

Birds, mammals and wildlife gardening robin photograph by whiskymac, used under a creative commons attribution licence

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