2004-10-44. ARMCHAIR BIRDWATCHERS NEEDED. The British Trust for Ornithology wants to recruit armchair birdwatchers to help monitor the changing fortunes of birds using gardens across Britain and Ireland.

2004-06-32. BLACKBIRD - WHITEBIRD! The latest issue of Bird Table magazine features an amazing photograph of a partial albino Blackbird. Such striking individuals are unusual and the British Trust for Ornithology is keen to hear from people who have any similar birds using their gardens.

2004-04-24. DON'T STOP FEEDING. The arrival of spring prompts many people to cease putting out food for their garden birds. This happens because most people still think that garden birds only need help during the difficult winter months, something that we now know is not the case - birds can benefit from the provision of supplementary food all year round. The BTO is urging people to provide food throughout the year and has put together a free information sheet giving advice about what to feed.

2004-03-15. LIFE'S A PANE - FOR 100 MILLION BIRDS. Initial estimates suggest that up to 100 million birds collide with windows in the UK every year and that one-third of these birds die as a result. The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) is looking for volunteers ti help with a new study to find which species are at greatest tisk and to determine whether there are ways of minimizing the problem.

2004-03-20. BIRD RESEARCHERS FOCUS NORTHERN IRELAND'S GARDENS. The latest issue of the BTO's Garden BirdWatch magazine, Bird Table, reports on those bird species found in the gardens of Northern Ireland, highlighting how important they are for a wide range of species. In view of the results, the BTO is seeking to recruit more Garden BirdWatchers within the province.

2004-01-02. SCOTLAND'S GARDENS ARE A REFUGE FOR DECLINING BIRDS. The British Trust for Ornithology is seeking people living in Scotland to help with its Garden BirdWatch project, a long-running survey that follows the changing fortunes of garden birds in Scotland.

2004-01-01. BIRDS DIE AS WINTER WEATHER BITES. Garden BirdWatch, the national all-year survey of Britain's garden birds is starting to receive reports of dead birds at garden feeding stations.