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Countryside Butterfly Survey 2009 - year 1 sightings
 Many
thanks to all the BBS volunteers who surveyed butterflies
on their BBS squares in 2009. Please click here
to download a newsletter with results from the first full
year of the survey. All volunteers who previously took part
will receive packs for 2010 - if you would like to take part
for the first time, please email bbs@bto.org.
European bird trends
 BBS
results are compared with trends from other European schemes
to produce European bird trends. Click
here to visit the European Bird Census Council website,
and click on the picture below to go straight to the ‘State
of Europe´s Common Birds 2008’ brochure
Birds of Conservation Concern
 BBS
trends form the basis of the Red and Amber lists of birds
of conservation concern. Click here
to download the latest Red and Amber listings
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The BBS is the main source
of population trend information about the UK’s widespread
birds – an important indicator of the health of the
countryside. We can only produce trends for birds found on
40 or more BBS squares, so the more squares covered, the more
species we can monitor.Taking part is easy – just visit
a local square twice during the breeding season, and record
all birds you see or hear. If you would like to take on a
BBS square in 2011, click
here to register.
2009 BBS Report
 The
latest BBS report reveals that numbers of Kestrels and Sparrowhawks
have fallen, but Hobby numbers have increased. Breeding waders
and long-distance migrants continue to decline. Over 3,200
BBS squares were covered in 2009, allowing us to monitor the
population trends for 106 of our breeding bird species, and
we are very grateful to all volunteers who took part in the
survey. Click here to
read the full report.
Enter your counts on BBS-OnlineYou
can enter your BBS counts directly to BBS-Online from your
field recording sheets. Click
here to find out how to get set up.
Crop ID for habitat recording
BBS volunteers may be interested in the new revised edition
of Dr Sally Francis’s Guide to British Field Crops,
which may be useful when recording habitat. Click
here for more information.
BBS and the Atlas
There is no need to record breeding evidence for
BBS. However, if you do see any evidence of breeding, such
as birds singing or carrying food, you may wish to submit
the records to the Bird Atlas 2007-11, via www.birdatlas.net
or on a Roving Record form. For behaviours that confer breeding
evidence, click
here. 
FREE bird call CD!
A CD of the songs and calls of over 70 British species
is available free of charge to new BBS volunteers –
just ask your Regional Organiser. Volunteers surveying upland
squares will also receive a second CD of upland bird songs
and calls.
The BBS National Organiser is Kate
Risely. To contact Kate, email bbs@bto.org
The Breeding Bird Survey is run by the British Trust for
Ornithology (BTO) on behalf of the BTO, the Joint Nature Conservation
Committee (JNCC) (on behalf of the statutory nature conservation
agencies: Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside,
the Countryside Council for Wales, Natural England and Scottish
Natural Heritage), and the Royal Society for the Protection
of Birds (RSPB)
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