Patchwork Challenge

Spring is in the air as we head into March, but February has certainly produced some patch gold! March will surely hold more spring passage, with birders now on the lookout for their first Wheatears and Sand Martins of the year, or maybe a Little Ringed Plover or Garganey on your local pool of water? There is also the chance to get out birding more frequently now over the next few months, with patchers reporting that they are doing visits before and after their day at work. We are also encouraging patch birders to record their sightings with either Birdtrack or eBird, and to send them in to their local county recorder, particularly those of breeding evidence of rarer species, now is a good time to be on the lookout for displaying Long-eared Owls or for drumming Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers! The British Trust of Ornithology are running a Heathland Birds Survey, maybe something to get involved with: https://www.bto.org/our-science/projects/heathland-birds-survey We're happy to say that...