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PRESS RELEASES FOR 2009
The following press
releases were issued during 2009. Click on the press release number
or title to access the press release. Click on the 'GO' icon to
download the press release as a PDF.
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| 2009-07-30 |
Urban
Birds are lazy: Results of a study, just published by
the British Trust for Ornithology’s Garden Ecology Team,
have revealed that urban birds are lazy, arriving to feed
at bird tables later in the morning than their rural counterparts.
BTO researchers lay the blame for this behaviour on the waste
heat that escapes from buildings and factories and warms up
our urban areas by several degrees. |
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| 2009-04-16 |
Garden
Birds in South Wales hit the jackpot.
Thanks to a Heritage Lottery Fund grant, garden birds
in South Wales are to get a helping hand, as the area gets
its first ever garden bird Ambassadors. The British Trust
for Ornithology (BTO) celebrated the appointment of the
South Wales Garden BirdWatch Ambassadors, at a recent conference
at Cardiff High School.
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| 2009-04-14 |
First
UK 'stock-take' for reptiles and amphibians. A national
‘stock-take’ of the reptiles and amphibians in
the UK’s gardens is being launched today. Called Reptiles
and Amphibians in your Garden, this national project is being
undertaken by The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), Froglife
and The Herpetological Conservation Trust (HCT). The survey
will bring together an army of amateur wildlife watchers including
birdwatchers, gardeners, hands-on conservation volunteers
and the general public. |
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| 2009-03-10 |
Boom
times for Long-tailed Tits. Whilst 2008 saw another
poor breeding season for many birds, it proved to be a bumper
year for one of our most endearing species. Participants
in the British Trust for Ornithology’s (BTO) Garden
BirdWatch survey have seen a huge increase in Long-tailed
Tits using their gardens, the biggest such increase since
the scheme began
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