UEA students Ellie, Geo and Liam are creating a series of videos on their experience with Garden BirdWatch. If you want to learn more about the survey and urban birds please give it a watch!
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First day since 30 January without Siskins around the garden, they may have moved on with the S wind. Usually have a pair stay to breed so we shall see. Its quiet without their chattering in the trees! BTO Garden BirdWatch #birdwatching #birds

Pollinating insects play a vital role in the environment but species have declined since 1980.

Data collected for UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme help to detect changes in pollinator populations 🪰🐝🪲

Data from nature, for nature 💚 #DataNature

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Anting, the act of using insects to clean, is performed by a wide range of bird species. These Great Tits can be seen rubbing the ants into their feathers, but other species will instead sit atop an ant nest and let them run through the feathers!

A great opportunity to get involved with MammalWeb and the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme in collaboration with People's Trust for Endangered Species and Hedgehog Society

Today's Monday Mammal is the pygmy shrew!

Widespread throughout mainland Britain and Ireland, and found on the Isle of Man and Outer Hebrides, where common shrews are absent.

Pygmy shrews utilise tunnels in vegetation and seem to be more common on moorland than common shrews.

Exciting. Spotted a house sparrow with nesting material in its beak in the garden
Noted on our BTO Garden BirdWatch sheet 😊

Watching birds in the garden is very relaxing. But it is always fascinating to hear and then see summer visitors. So it was, seeing a chiff chaff this morning, thanks to BTO Garden BirdWatch.

🎤 Chiff-chaff-chaff-chiff-chiff-chaff! 🎤[ #Chiffchaff are back, and in fine voice] BTO BTO Garden BirdWatch The SOC

The BTO is advertising a vacancy for Garden BirdWatch Survey Organiser: bit.ly/3V8ym78

Join us in celebrating International Women's Day! 💪♀️

This year's theme, 'Inspire Inclusion', resonates deeply with #BTOYouth as our latest blog explains:

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#IWD #InspireInclusion #InternationalWomensDay

We've updated our map of PoMS 1 km survey squares. If you live near any of the red or orange squares and would like to volunteer to carry out the survey please get in touch - full info at ukpoms.org.uk/one-km-square-…

It is always fun to record wild life on our garden ⁦BTO Garden BirdWatch⁩. Results are always fascinating and educational. Thank you ⁦BTO Garden BirdWatch⁩

Thanks to everyone who is sharing they GBW 2023 summaries online! It is great to see the differences in the gardens taking part!

My BTO Garden BirdWatch annual count.

Where did the time go? I got my 25 years with BTO Garden BirdWatch thank you email today. I definitely didn't expect to be in the same house for that long! It also means my Mum (who has taken over form late Dad) will also have reached that milestone as I paid them in as a Christmas present

They’re on their way! Our satellite-tagged Cuckoos are heading to West Africa to fuel up before their epic Sahara crossings.

Worcestershire Cuckoo Trent is already in Guinea!

Track their progress & sponsor a Cuckoo to help us investigate their declines👉bto.org/cuckoos

Irish Cuckoo update! After spending the last few months in Congo basin, they are starting to migrate back. Cuach Torc and KP have moved NW into Republic of Congo🇨🇬, whilst late arrival Cores is still on wintering grounds in DRC🇨🇩. Safe travels! National Parks and Wildlife Service BTO BirdWatch Ireland