Nightingale Appeal

This appeal was launched in April 1998 to raise money for woodland research. Much of the early work has been focused on Nightingales, especially the Nightingale Survey which took place in the summer of 1999

Thanks to the tremendous help of members and friends we have been able to fund the following projects:

• The 1999 Nightingale Survey (also supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Charitable Trust)
• 1999 surveys of Nightingales in random squares - looking at potential habitat (also supported by the Garfield Weston Foundation)
• Nest record analyses of Willow Tit, Marsh Tit and Nightingales (also supported by CJ WildBird Foods)
• The BTO's contribution to the Common Birds Census in woodlands for 1999 and 2000 (CBC is supported by the JNCC)
• A detailed Nightingale habitat survey in sites in the South Midlands, which took place in summer 2000 (also supported by several local charitable trusts and BTO members)

We are still seeking funding to:

• Bring together information on other declining woodland specialists, such as Bullfinch and Spotted Flycatcher
• nvestigate survey methods for breeding Woodcock
• Look in detail at Nightingales breeding in traditional woodland sites in inland East Anglia
• Work with other organisations to investigate the effects of deer on English woodlands and their bird communities.

An exciting Fenland Nightingale project, funded by Anglian Water has also taken place.
Click on the link for more information.

Nightingales: A celebration

A spectacular CD, dedicated to the Nightingale, was produced for this Appeal. The main part of the recording is nearly an hour of modern Nightingale recordings, from different parts of the country and at different times of day. Accompaniment is provided by warblers, owls, woodcock, muntjac etc. Also included are historic recordings, expertly re-mastered, including the first ever bird recording, the famous 1927 recording of a bird singing as Beatrice Harrison played her cello and the competition between Nightingales and RAF bombers recorded in Surrey in 1942.

Copies of this wonderful CD are still available for £10.00 (inclusive of p&p within the UK).
To order your copy contact Catalogue Sales
• telephone 01842 750050 with your credit card details
• post a cheque (payable to BTO) to Catalogue Sales, BTO, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 2PU.

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