The following press
releases concerning the BTO/CJ Garden BirdWatch produced were issued
during 2005. Click on the link to access an online version of the
press release.
2005-01-02a.
ARMCHAIR BIRDWATCHERS NEEDED IN GUERNSEY.
The British Trust for Ornithology urgently needs more armchair
birdwatchers to take part in its Garden BirdWatch project
in Guernsey. The project is designed to monitor the changing
fortunes of garden birds in Guernsey and needs more participants
to ensure that the results it produces really do reflect what
is happening in the island’s gardens. |
2005-01-02b.
ARMCHAIR BIRDWATCHERS NEEDED IN JERSEY. The
British Trust for Ornithology urgently needs more armchair
birdwatchers to take part in its Garden BirdWatch project
in Jersey. The project is designed to monitor the changing
fortunes of garden birds in Jersey and needs more participants
to ensure that the results it produces really do reflect what
is happening in the island’s gardens. |
2005-02-05.
MILLIONS OF BIRDS SHUN GARDEN FEEDING STATIONS. New
figures from the BTO/CJ Garden BirdWatch show that birds have
shunned bird tables and hanging bird feeders this winter,
a result of the tremendous seed and berry crops produced during
the autumn of 2004, and the mild frost-free conditions. |
2005-04-14.
KEEP ON FEEDING. Experts at the British Trust
for Ornithology (BTO) are urging garden birdwatchers to continue
providing food for visiting birds over the coming months.
To help people select appropriate foods for this time of year,
the Trust has produced a new leaflet that is freely available
to those interested in helping their garden birds. |
2005-08-25.
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE. The press release shows
two birds that look different enough to be separate species.
However, both are in fact the familiar Great Tit, and both
are found in Surrey. The latest issue of the BTO’s Garden
BirdWatch magazine, Bird Table, features an article on the
occurrence of ‘black-headed’ Great Tits in Surrey
and the BTO needs garden owners to help record these and other
birds in private gardens around the county. |
2005-08-26.
SURREY RESIDENTS INVADE BERKSHIRE. Surrey
residents are invading Berkshire! The press release shows
two birds that look different enough to be separate species.
However, both are in fact the familiar Great Tit. The latest
issue of the BTO’s Garden BirdWatch magazine, Bird Table,
features an article on the occurrence of ‘black-headed’
Great Tits in Surrey and their recent colonisation of Berkshire.
The BTO needs garden owners to help record these and other
birds in private gardens around the county. |
2005-09-27.
CITIZEN SCIENCE. Armchair birdwatchers have
made a valuable contribution to our understanding of what
is happening to Britain's birds, so say the authors of an
important study just published in a leading scientific journal.
BTO/CJ Garden BirdWatchers have been recording birds in their
gardens for a decade and their efforts have led to some exciting
discoveries. |
2005-09-28.
TAWNY OWLS. Everyone knows the call of the
Tawny Owl, with its eerie night time associations, but how
many owls are there actually in Britain? There is evidence
to suggest they are declining but we need a better understanding
of their numbers and distribution. We need volunteers across
the country to take part in a quick and easy survey this autumn. |
2005-09-29.
HYGIENE AND GARDEN BIRDS. A new leaflet has
just been launched to help garden birdwatchers look after
the birds that visit their gardens this winter. Produced by
the BTO/CJ Garden BirdWatch Team, the leaflet provides much-needed
advice on the diseases that may affect garden birds and how
to minimize the risks of disease transmission between birds
visiting garden feeding stations. This leaflet is available
free from GBW Hygiene Leaflet, BTO, The Nunnery, Thetford,
Norfolk, IP24 2PU |
2005-10-30.
CHILDREN AND JAYS GATHER SEEDS. It’s
not just families with children who will be gathering seeds
this weekend, as part of Seed Gathering Sunday, lots of garden
wildlife will be at it too. One of our more secretive garden
birds, the Jay, is busy gathering seeds for the coming winter.
The BTO needs your help recording the comings and goings of
this beautiful bird as part of Garden BirdWatch. |
2005-10-31.
WHAT'S NUMBER ONE IN EAST YORKSHIRE GARDENS? We
suspect the Blackbird may be the most common garden bird across
East Yorkshire but we don’t know! The BTO/CJ Garden
BirdWatch survey is now in its 11th year and has been keeping
a close eye on the comings and goings of Britain’s garden
birds. The next step is to look at a local level so we can
see which birds are doing best in different parts of the country.
The BTO needs more garden owners to help record birds in private
gardens around the East Yorkshire area. |
2005-11-38.
Stock up those bird tables now! Exceptionally
early arrivals in gardens of Bramblings, Siskins and other
finches, suggests that bird food provided at garden feeding
stations is going to be very important this winter. The poor
seed crop, for trees like beech and spruce, means that there
is likely to be a shortage of ‘natural’ foods
this winter, increasing the reliance of birds on food provided
by homeowners up and down the country. |
2005-11-40.
Strange Birds in Your Garden this Weekend.
As we batten down the hatches in expectation of a wintry weekend
spare a thought for Scotland’s birds. Forced out of
the wider countryside by freezing conditions, many birds may
be appearing in our gardens this weekend. The British Trust
for Ornithology (BTO) needs volunteers to help to assess the
importance of Scottish gardens for wild birds, particularly
during cold spells, by reporting unusual visitors.
|
| 2005-11-41.
Birds face an icy blast! Heavy snowfalls,
bitterly cold winds and freezing temperatures, winter is truly
upon us. People will change their behaviour to deal with this
weather and so will birds, but they are going to struggle
to find food and cope with this icy blast unless they get
your help. At these times, gardens provide a refuge for birds
with their relative shelter and free food put out by concerned
owners. How will different species cope? The BTO/CJ Garden
BirdWatch survey needs your help to find out. |
| 2005-11-42.
Garden BirdWatch goes Welsh! The BTO/CJ Garden
BirdWatch survey has produced an information leaflet in the
Welsh language in order to reach a wider audience in Wales
and to gain a better understanding of Welsh birds and how
they use gardens.
Garden BirdWatch yn Gymraeg!
Mae arolwg y BTO/CJ Garden BirdWatch wedi cynhyrchu taflen
wybodaeth yn yr iaith Gymraeg er mwyn apelio at gynulleidfa
ehangach yng Nghymru a cheisio cynnyddu'r dealltwriaeth o
adar Cymru a'r modd y maent yn defnyddio gerddi.
|
2005-12-50.
Robins counting on Christmas cheer This year
Robins and other garden birds could be in trouble over the
festive period. While we overdo it on mince pies and turkey,
our garden birds may well be struggling to find food. A poor
autumn for seeds, and with berries disappearing fast, many
birds will be looking to us to make up the shortfall. |
2005-12-51.
Have you seen the bird? If you have, then
you are one of the lucky few this winter and the British Trust
for Ornithology wants to hear from you. Waxwings are stunning
winter visitors from Scandinavia and Russia. Arriving here
in late autumn in search of berries they may appear in gardens
and supermarket car parks. The BTO/CJ Garden BirdWatch Survey
needs your help to find out which gardens they are visiting
and where. |
2005-12-53. 999 for
garden birds. After three nights of frost and with
many areas covered by snow, garden birds will be feeling the
pinch, with food in short supply and difficult to find. Here
are nine simple things you can do to help them survive this
difficult time. |
