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PRESS RELEASES FOR 2007

The following press releases were issued during 2007. Click on the press release number or title to access an html version of the press release. Click on the 'GO' icon to download the press release as a PDF.

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2007-04-44

The Birds and the Bees. The Bumblebee Conservation Trust has teamed up with the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) to help discover more about Britain’s bumblebees. By enlisting the help of the BTO’s army of 16,000 Garden BirdWatchers, researchers at the Bumblebee Conservation Trust hope to track the changing fortunes of these endearing creatures.
(Added 18/04/2007)

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2007-09-66

Early bird catches a snake. Although the British Trust for Ornithology often receives reports of birds eating unusual prey items, a recent record of a Blackbird taking a snake proved to be quite exceptional.

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2007-09-68
Declining garden birds get recognition. The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) has welcomed the inclusion of three ‘common’ birds in a new Government list of species to receive priority conservation action. House Sparrow, Starling and Dunnock now sit alongside species like Corncrake, Stone Curlew and Marsh Warbler.
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