Acro-rat

Barbara Gray in Kent has been a BTO Garden BirdWatcher since 1996 and recently acquired a very bold and acrobatic rat! As a consequence, Barbara modified her feeding practice to restrict the rat's access to the bird food. This did the job, and the frustrated rat moved elsewhere. For tips about deterring rats, see our advice page.

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Raptor ID (2 sessions, Wednesdays 7pm)

The training will consist of two weekly online sessions of about 2 hours each, complemented by supported self-study exercises which will be provided after each session. The training will be run by BTO staff members Nick...

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