Thrush survey continues
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The BTO's Winter Thrushes Survey is still ongoing, and the public are being asked to send observations from their gardens and the countryside over the coming week.
Many hundreds of thousands of European thrushes spend winter in Britain, along with many more resident species. The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) is trying to find out more about their movements, major wintering areas and habitats, and the food and resources they use. They also want to update the population estimates of the winter thrush population, which were last made 30 years ago.
The species concerned are Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Redwing and Fieldfare, most of which feed on berries in early winter, graduating to ground feeding later on.
The core counts are taking place between 27 December and 10 January, so there is still time to get your counts in to the BTO, and the main survey continues until mid April. For more information on how to take part, please visit www.bto.org/volunteer-surveys/winter-thrushes or telephone 01842 750050.
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Many hundreds of thousands of European thrushes spend winter in Britain, along with many more resident species. The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) is trying to find out more about their movements, major wintering areas and habitats, and the food and resources they use. They also want to update the population estimates of the winter thrush population, which were last made 30 years ago.
The species concerned are Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Redwing and Fieldfare, most of which feed on berries in early winter, graduating to ground feeding later on.
The core counts are taking place between 27 December and 10 January, so there is still time to get your counts in to the BTO, and the main survey continues until mid April. For more information on how to take part, please visit www.bto.org/volunteer-surveys/winter-thrushes or telephone 01842 750050.
