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Scotland's raptor researchers triumph at national awards
The Scottish Raptor Monitoring Scheme, a partnership of seven organisations and over 300 dedicated volunteers, has just walked off with a top prize for best practice in environmental management. The Scottish Natural Heritage led scheme monitors the status of birds of prey in Scotland and has paved the way in developing survey and monitoring work on raptors.
The Scottish Raptor Monitoring Scheme members are the Scottish Raptor Study Groups, Scottish Natural Heritage, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, the British Trust for Ornithology, the Rare Breeding Birds Panel, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Scotland, and the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club.
Out of Africa Appeal
It is getting increasingly difficult to spot a flycatcher, notice a Nightingale, or catch a glimpse of a Cuckoo. Huge numbers of our African migrants have already disappeared. The Out of Africa research aims to find out why. For more information and to help fund this research or read the blog for the latest updates from work in Africa.
BTO/Autumnwatch Tawny Owl survey
The BTO has teamed up with the BBC’s Autumnwatch team in a bid to map Britain’s Tawny Owls as part of the 2007-11 bird Atlas project.
We are asking people to go out on calm evenings over the next few weeks and listen for Tawny Owls and then more importantly report them to us.
Take part in this exciting survey and help us to find out more about the distribution of enigmatic bird. To report your Tawny Owl click here or to listen to the calls of Tawny Owl click here.
BTO - EDF Energy Business Bird Challenge 2010
Business Bird Challenge 2010 - the competition to find the best business sites for birds, conservation, and people.
Do you know of a business site that should shout about what it is doing to conserve the UK's wildlife? If so, they should take up the Challenge. For more information and details on how to enter...
Bird Atlas 2007-11
Are you part of the biggest ever stocktake of the UK's birds? Click on the links below to find out more.
