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The UK Breeding Bird Survey & Waterways Breeding Bird Survey; monitoring bird species with skilled volunteers. A @_BTO, @JNCC_UK & @RSPBScience Partnership.

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Falling finch numbers, fading farmland birds, declining Dippers & vanishing Cuckoo calls in England are worrying findings from the 2024 Breeding Bird Survey report out now➡️@JNCC_UK @RSPBScience @_BTO #Ornithology
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RT @WeBS_UK: 📢 Looking for counters for WeBS Low Tide Count at Breydon Water this winter (November-February) ❄️. ✉️If you are interested in….
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RT @WeBS_UK: Are you a beginner birder in Fife who can count the birds at this urban pond, which hasn’t been counted since 2020? If you thi….
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RT @spurnbirdobs: 🚨 MIGFEST 2025 IS SOLD OUT! 🚨. Huge thanks to everyone who’s grabbed a ticket! . 🎟️ Already got your entry ticket? You ca….
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Thanks so much to Rob Foster for sending us these images of a smart male Whinchat that he encountered on one of his BBS squares in the Pennines this year. Find out more about this species here: @_BTO @JNCC_UK @RSPBScience
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RT @savebutterflies: The Gatekeeper took the top spot in last year’s Big Butterfly Count with 190,413 records 🥇. Will it be number 1 again….
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Our final #DragonflyWeek species focus is Four-Spotted Chaser: Look out for it whilst you take part in the Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey on your BBS square! @_BTO @JNCC_UK @RSPBScience @BDSdragonflies #DragonflyWeek
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Another dragonfly that you may encounter whilst taking part in the Wider Countryside Butterfly Society on your BBS square is Brown Hawker: @_BTO @JNCC_UK @RSPBScience @BDSdragonflies #DragonflyWeek
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This #DragonflyWeek, find out more about the Emperor Dragonfly, which you can record on your BBS square as part of the Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey: @_BTO @JNCC_UK @RSPBScience @BDSdragonflies
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RT @BirdTrack: Advance warning that certain areas of the BTO website will be unavailable this weekend, including 'My BTO', and event and me….
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It's the end of another season, thank you for all of those BBS visits! This weekend, MyBTO will be down for maintenance, but you can still enter your data by going straight to BBS Online: If you have any problems, please email us on bbs@bto.org.
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RT @smp_seabirds: ⚠️ Advance warning that this weekend certain areas of the BTO website will be unavailable. This includes 'My BTO', and ev….
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RT @Natures_Voice: We've shared some incredible facts & photos for #SwiftAwarenessWeek so far. But these special birds are threatened. Si….
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RT @WeBS_UK: Are you a birder on the Isle of Wight who can count Sandown Levels, which hasn’t been counted since 2019? If you think you can….
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Now that the BBS & WBBS survey season is over, we would like to thank all of our volunteers for their time and effort this year! We are going to have a break from posting for a while, so see you soon. @_BTO @JNCC_UK @RSPBScience
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RT @spurnbirdobs: Amira shares what #MigFest means to her as a young birder — from youth-led walks and ringing demos to connecting with peo….
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@savebutterflies @UKBMSLive (2/) If you would like to find out more about how to sign up and take part in the Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey, to monitor species such as Gatekeeper, take a look at the BBS webpages: @_BTO @JNCC_UK @RSPBScience
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(1/) The last butterfly species that we focus on as part of this series is Gatekeeper. This species is also known as the Hedge Brown. It is mostly found in the southern half of the UK. Species information: @savebutterflies @UKBMSLive
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RT @UKBMSLive: Today is the start of the Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey!.This volunteer scheme monitors butterflies across 1900 random….
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(4/) Redoll, which is one of the smallest finch species that regularly breeds in the UK, has experienced a short term decline in Northern Ireland. It has shown a one year decline of 65%. Find out more about this species here:
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(3/) There is some hope for Song Thrush, with its loud, repetitive, song in Northern Ireland. The one year trend for this species showed a 40% increase across the country. Looking more long term, this species has increased by 112% over the last 30 years or so.
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