Published:
12:30 PM December 31, 2020
Farmers, land managers and gamekeepers across the country have been urged to take part in the 2021 Big Farmland Bird Count between February 5 and 14
- Credit: Matthew Usher
Farmers and wildlife enthusiasts are being urged to join an annual survey to identify which farmland birds are benefiting from conservation efforts – and which ones are most in need of help.
The 2021 Big Farmland Bird Count (BFBC) is a nationwide “citizen science” project which calls on land managers and gamekeepers to spend 30 minutes spotting species on their land between February 5 and 14.
Organiser Dr Roger Draycott of the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust said: With 71pc of Britain’s countryside looked after by farmers, land managers and gamekeepers, they are crucial to ensuring the survival of cherished bird species like skylarks, yellowhammers, corn buntings and wild grey partridges.