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Attention Nature Lovers! Join the Nest Box Challenge
Information collected by British Trust for Ornithology volunteer nest recorders each year provides an insight into how some of our resident and migratory birds fared during the breeding season. The big winners in 2019 were the tits – blue, great and long tailed tits.
Nest Box Challenge gives you the opportunity to help the BTO learn more about nesting birds in the UK. Anyone can take part - all you need to do is register the nest boxes or nests in your garden or local area and record what's inside at regular intervals during the breeding season. By asking anyone with a box/nest in their garden to monitor it for Nest Box Challenge, BTO can build up an incredibly detailed picture of the breeding success of garden nesting birds across the UK.
The information collected can be used to understand more about why some species are increasing while others are declining and to help the BTO find out whether warmer weather and the provision of food can make a difference to the number of chicks that birds are able to raise. In order to take part, you simply need to register and answer a few questions about the garden or green space in which your box/nest is sited and a bit about the box/nest itself. You will then be able to record details of any birds you see using the box/nest and even what you find when you look inside the nest.
Contact www.bto.org for more information.
Photo credit: Liz Cutting