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Latest news: 4 February, 2010

BTO Garden BirdWatch is a year-round project that gathers important information on how different species of birds use gardens and how this use changes over time. Gardens are an important habitat for many wild birds, providing a useful refuge for those affected by changes in the management of our countryside.

Some 16,000 participants currently take part in Garden BirdWatch and send 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 £15. In return, they receive the quarterly colour magazine Bird Table, count forms and access to advice on feeding and attracting garden birds.

All new joiners will receive a free copy of an exclusive paperback version of the acclaimed 'Garden Birds and Wildlife' (normally £14.99).

  
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Wildlife Gardening on the BBC

BTO Garden BirdWatch features in the latest series of Nature on BBC Radio 4. Programme 3, on wildlife gardening, reports on how results collected through Garden BirdWatch are being used to examine how and why birds use gardens, and how gardens fit into the wider landscape. The project will also feature in a later programme on the value of 'citizen science'

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Cold weather and garden birds

We have been taking a detailed look at the effects of the cold weather on garden birds, examining the extent to which the numbers and range of birds visiting feeding stations has increased. It would be really helpful if you could submit your Garden BirdWatch returns for the first two weeks of the year through GBW Online as quickly as possible. Many thanks and Happy New Year!

Click here to see what we have found so far!

Bird Table Issue 60

The latest issue of Bird Table was mailed before Christmas and should now have reached you. This issue includes count forms for those of you who need them, together with a special reader offer on a paperback version of the acclaimed 'Garden Birds and Wildlife'. Do let us know if you are missing anything.

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