A song thrush was among the species spotted by farmers during the Great Farmland Bird Count
- Credit: Andy Morffew
Organisers of an annual farmland bird count have expressed delight as participation in the event more than doubled this year.
The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust’s (GWCT) Big Farmland Bird Count recorded sightings of a total of 25 species on the Red List for Birds of Conservation Concern — with eight appearing in the 25 most frequently seen species list.
Farmers, gamekeepers and land managers spent 30 minutes recording the bird species they saw on their land to provide a snapshot of sightings over a period from February 5 to February 21.