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Farmers invited to get involved in Big Bird Count By David G Scott
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Updated: 11:48, 13 January 2021
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Members of the Caithness farming community are invited to get involved in a country-wide bird conservation initiative next month.
Last year more than 1500 farmers took part across the UK in the Big Farmland Bird Count (BFBC), the most since it was launched in 2014 by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), and more than 120 bird species were recorded.
In Scotland 81 species were recorded across 81,362 acres. Nineteen of these were red-listed, with the five most commonly seen species being blackbird, pheasant, robin, blue tit and carrion crow.
The Big Farmland Bird Count is winging its way you - Dr Dave Parish
Last year more than 1,500 farmers across Britain overcame challenging February conditions to make the 2020 Big Farmland Bird Count (BFBC) the biggest across the UK since it was launched in 2014.
Thursday, 7th January 2021, 7:00 am
The five most commonly seen farmland species in Scotland last year were the blackbird (above), pheasant, robin, blue tit and carrion crow